2004 ACURA TL Problems & Recalls

I was driving and all of a sudden I hit a pot hole and then when I went to take a turn my car ended up making a shaking rattling sound when I pulled to to side to check it the ball joint was half way out of the control arm

Car stopped working three days after I purchased it.

Car stopped working three days after I purchased it.

I noticed that my power steering hose is all dirty and full of built up power steering fluid and my airbag light in the dash screen does not come off. I’m concerned the air bag will fail in the events of an accident

I noticed that my power steering hose is all dirty and full of built up power steering fluid and my airbag light in the dash screen does not come off. I’m concerned the air bag will fail in the events of an accident

In December of 2022, my power steering hoses were found to be leaking. This was confirmed by a local mechanic, but not any manufacturers or insurance reps. There were no warning lights or symptoms prior to this happening. Upon my research, I noticed that there is a standing recall for the 2004 Acur...

The red air bag light on the dashboard has been on for many months. It will occasionally turn off, but usually it is on. Is there a recall for my 2004 Acura TL air bags? Thank you, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

The contact owns a 2004 Acura TL. The contact stated while driving at 60 MPH with her mother in the front passenger’s side seat, her mother informed her that the vehicle was bouncing. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the front lower control arms, shocks, and bushings were rep...

Mileage: 150,000

16 y/o driving and stopped at a traffic light. He attempted to go when the light turned green, heard a pop, engine was revving but the car was not moving. It was acting as if it was in neutral. Luckily a police car was right there and they helped him push it to a parking lot. This car has 99K miles ...

I have a defective dashboard in my Acura TL. The dashboard is cracking. One of the crack pieces popped out and flew into my eye while driving. I almost rear-ended someone. I would hate for this to happen to anyone else. There needs to be a recall on all dashboards. 2. I can not see through my revie...

I have a defective dashboard in my Acura TL. The dashboard is cracking. One of the crack pieces popped out and flew into my eye while driving. I almost rear-ended someone. I would hate for this to happen to anyone else. There needs to be a recall on all dashboards. 2. I can not see through my revie...

I purchased this used car and while driving the VSA (Vehicle Stability Assis) light comes on with the accompanying trianlge with exclamation point. When the light comes on while driving the car will tug you to the right. Once you stop the vehicle and turn off and re-start the light will turn off. As...

I purchased this used car and while driving the VSA (Vehicle Stability Assis) light comes on with the accompanying trianlge with exclamation point. When the light comes on while driving the car will tug you to the right. Once you stop the vehicle and turn off and re-start the light will turn off. As...

04 acura tl my transmission wen applying the brakes feel like a big part of tranny broke u feel it move like it grinding about to brake it can cause a big accident or death .if wen fully apply brakes complete stop .it will b bad it say a recall yrs ago 4 this same thing I'm telling u now about trann...

04 acura tl my transmission wen applying the brakes feel like a big part of tranny broke u feel it move like it grinding about to brake it can cause a big accident or death .if wen fully apply brakes complete stop .it will b bad it say a recall yrs ago 4 this same thing I'm telling u now about trann...

The dashboard on 3rd generation Acura TL has a design defect to where they will crack all over. In the event of a crash which results in a passenger-side dashboard airbag deployment, the dashboard can rip uncontrollably and send shards of rubber flying at everyone's face in the car and prevent the ...

The dashboard on 3rd generation Acura TL has a design defect to where they will crack all over. In the event of a crash which results in a passenger-side dashboard airbag deployment, the dashboard can rip uncontrollably and send shards of rubber flying at everyone's face in the car and prevent the ...

The contact owns a 2004 Acura TL. The contact stated that while driving at 10 - 15 mph, a burning odor was detected and smoke was coming from under the hood of the vehicle. The contact inspected under the hood and noticed there was fluid leaking onto the catalytic converter that was causing the smok...

Mileage: 170,000

My "D" indicator light is blinking no matter changing the transmission fluid, cleaning the solenoids, etc. the car is not overheating, there are no apparent electrical problems and I do not even have any check engine lights or other codes. The light comes on blinking when I drive for a little while ...

Transmission is going out an a lot of people say after 200,000 miles Acura TL the 2004 transmissions start to go out which mines is doing now what can I do this is a know problem with 2004-2006 Acura TL

TORQUE CONVERTER HAS DIFFERENCE OF 200RPM OR GREATER THAN CAUSING TRANS TO OVER HEAT AND FAIL POWER STEERING LINE ALLOWING AIR INTO SYSTEM. SYSTEM LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING AIR BAG SENSOR WON'T SENT CODE

Mileage: 196,000

TORQUE CONVERTER HAS DIFFERENCE OF 200RPM OR GREATER THAN CAUSING TRANS TO OVER HEAT AND FAIL POWER STEERING LINE ALLOWING AIR INTO SYSTEM. SYSTEM LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING AIR BAG SENSOR WON'T SENT CODE

Mileage: 196,000

TORQUE CONVERTER HAS DIFFERENCE OF 200RPM OR GREATER THAN CAUSING TRANS TO OVER HEAT AND FAIL POWER STEERING LINE ALLOWING AIR INTO SYSTEM. SYSTEM LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING AIR BAG SENSOR WON'T SENT CODE

Mileage: 196,000

MY POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT I THINK HOSE BUSTED HARD TO STEER AND TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING REVERSE IS GOING OUT

MY POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT I THINK HOSE BUSTED HARD TO STEER AND TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING REVERSE IS GOING OUT

MY POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT I THINK HOSE BUSTED HARD TO STEER AND TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING REVERSE IS GOING OUT

AFTER HAVING MY CAR IN THE SHOP FOR 2 WEEKS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHY THE POWER STEERING WON'T STOP FREAKING EXPLODING WHEN THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH ANY OF THE PARTS EXCEPT THE HOSES GOING BAD. I ONCE AGAIN WAS LEFT IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY STREET WITH NO POWER STEERING TRYING TO MUSCLE MY WAY BACK...

Mileage: 150,000

AFTER HAVING MY CAR IN THE SHOP FOR 2 WEEKS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHY THE POWER STEERING WON'T STOP FREAKING EXPLODING WHEN THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH ANY OF THE PARTS EXCEPT THE HOSES GOING BAD. I ONCE AGAIN WAS LEFT IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY STREET WITH NO POWER STEERING TRYING TO MUSCLE MY WAY BACK...

Mileage: 150,000

AFTER HAVING MY CAR IN THE SHOP FOR 2 WEEKS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHY THE POWER STEERING WON'T STOP FREAKING EXPLODING WHEN THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH ANY OF THE PARTS EXCEPT THE HOSES GOING BAD. I ONCE AGAIN WAS LEFT IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY STREET WITH NO POWER STEERING TRYING TO MUSCLE MY WAY BACK...

Mileage: 150,000

WE PURCHASED THIS CAR NEW IN 2004! THIS CAR HAS NEVER HAD A AIRBAG RECALL. I'M VERY CONCERNED THIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL WAS OVERLOOKED CONCERNING THE AIRBAG RECALL. EVERY SINGLE MODEL AND YEAR AROUND THIS 2004 ACURA TL WAS RECALLED FOR THE AIRBAG REPLACEMENT. WE CONSTANTLY CHECK FOR UPDATES TO A...

Mileage: 53,000

NEAR HEAD-ON COLLISION ON UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD IN HIGHLANDS RANCH, COLORADO INVOLVING THIS VEHICLE ON OCTOBER 13, 2020. OUR CLIENT WAS A FRONT SEAT PASSENGER AND HER CURTAIN SIDE AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. SHE SUSTAINED VERY SERIOUS, LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES AND REMAINS HOSPITALIZED.*DT*JB*DT*DT*DT*J...

I HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED ABOUT THE AIRBAG RECALL, THE POTENTIAL PROBLEM WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE DRIVER SIDE LOWER BALL JOINT RECALL. SEVERAL YEARS AGO I EXITED A HIGHWAY, CAME TO A STOP SIGN AND WHEN I MADE A RIGHT TURN THE DRIVERS SIDE BALL JOINT BROKE. I HAD THE REPAIR DONE AND LUCKIL...

Mileage: 5

I HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED ABOUT THE AIRBAG RECALL, THE POTENTIAL PROBLEM WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE DRIVER SIDE LOWER BALL JOINT RECALL. SEVERAL YEARS AGO I EXITED A HIGHWAY, CAME TO A STOP SIGN AND WHEN I MADE A RIGHT TURN THE DRIVERS SIDE BALL JOINT BROKE. I HAD THE REPAIR DONE AND LUCKIL...

Mileage: 5

I HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED ABOUT THE AIRBAG RECALL, THE POTENTIAL PROBLEM WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE DRIVER SIDE LOWER BALL JOINT RECALL. SEVERAL YEARS AGO I EXITED A HIGHWAY, CAME TO A STOP SIGN AND WHEN I MADE A RIGHT TURN THE DRIVERS SIDE BALL JOINT BROKE. I HAD THE REPAIR DONE AND LUCKIL...

Mileage: 5

THE TRANSMISSION JUST QUIT ON ME. NO POWER AT ALL.

Mileage: 80,000

AS WITH OTHER POSTS, CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD AROUND THE PERIMETER OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG ARE PRONOUNCED AND GETTING WORSE OVER TIME. VERY CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF PASSENGERS IN AN OTHERWISE RELIABLE VEHICLE WHICH HAS MANY MORE YEARS (AND MILES) OF USEFUL SERVICE.

Mileage: 110,000

DASHBOARD HAS CRACK FROM PASSENGER SIDE MIDDLE ALL THE WAY TOWARD DRIVER SIDE. STARTED ABOUT YEAR 10 AND GOT WORSE OVER THE YEARS. AFTER READING SOME OTHER COMPLAINTS HERE I AM ALSO WORRIED AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT COULD EITHER NOT TRIGGER OR TRIGGER ACCIDENTALLY HURTING A PASSENGER IN MY VEHICLE. I ALSO T...

DASHBOARD HAS CRACK FROM PASSENGER SIDE MIDDLE ALL THE WAY TOWARD DRIVER SIDE. STARTED ABOUT YEAR 10 AND GOT WORSE OVER THE YEARS. AFTER READING SOME OTHER COMPLAINTS HERE I AM ALSO WORRIED AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT COULD EITHER NOT TRIGGER OR TRIGGER ACCIDENTALLY HURTING A PASSENGER IN MY VEHICLE. I ALSO T...

DASHBOARD HAS CRACK FROM PASSENGER SIDE MIDDLE ALL THE WAY TOWARD DRIVER SIDE. STARTED ABOUT YEAR 10 AND GOT WORSE OVER THE YEARS. AFTER READING SOME OTHER COMPLAINTS HERE I AM ALSO WORRIED AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT COULD EITHER NOT TRIGGER OR TRIGGER ACCIDENTALLY HURTING A PASSENGER IN MY VEHICLE. I ALSO T...

I AM TEXTING YOU BECAUSE THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION AND IT BROKE DOWN ON ME WHEN I WENT OUT OF TOWN SO IT IS STILL SITTING IN THE TOWN I WENT TO AND THE RECALL WAS ON POWER TRAIN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION RECALL NUMBER 08V091000 ON 2/7/2008 AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHEN I CAN GET MY VEHICL...

CAR RUNS GREAT BUT WILL SKIP OUT OF GEAR AND NOT MOVE. CHANGED TRANNY FLUID AND FILTERS AND IT WAS GOOD FOR A COUPLE DAYS AND STARTED ALL OVER AGAIN HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK TO PICK ME UP ON THE BUSY FREEWAY. NOW CAR WILL NOT EVEN SHIFT FROM PARK AND WHEN I USE THE SIDE RELEASE BUTTON AND PUT CAR IN ...

Mileage: 150,000

THERE ARE EXTREMELY DEEP CRACKS THAT HAVE DEVELOPED ON THE DASHBOARD. CURRENTLY, YOU CAN SEE THE OUTLINE OF THE HOUSING FOR THE AIRBAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE DASHBOARD. WHEN IT'S QUIET, I CAN SOMETIMES HEAR NOISE FROM WHERE THE FRONT AIRBAG IS LOCATED. VERY SCARY. I AM HESITANT FOR ANYONE TO ...

Mileage: 160,000

THERE ARE EXTREMELY DEEP CRACKS THAT HAVE DEVELOPED ON THE DASHBOARD. CURRENTLY, YOU CAN SEE THE OUTLINE OF THE HOUSING FOR THE AIRBAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE DASHBOARD. WHEN IT'S QUIET, I CAN SOMETIMES HEAR NOISE FROM WHERE THE FRONT AIRBAG IS LOCATED. VERY SCARY. I AM HESITANT FOR ANYONE TO ...

Mileage: 160,000

MY 2004 ACURA TL DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IS CRACKED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AIRBAG.I AM CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF THE PASSENGER BECAUSE OF THE POSITION OF THE CRACKS COULD POSSIBLY DEPLOY THE AIRBAG AND CAUSE INJURY.

Mileage: 120,000

MY 2004 ACURA TL DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IS CRACKED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AIRBAG.I AM CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF THE PASSENGER BECAUSE OF THE POSITION OF THE CRACKS COULD POSSIBLY DEPLOY THE AIRBAG AND CAUSE INJURY.

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS FRACTURED IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE AIR BAG HOUSING. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH THAT THE AIR BAG MAY DEPLOY IMPROPERLY WHICH MAY CAUSE SEVERE INJURY TO THE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS FROM DEBRIS FROM T...

Mileage: 97,000

THE TRANSMISSION IS LACKING AT ANY MOMENT THAT HAPPENS TO ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. NO SAFE ANOTHER CAR ALMOST HIT ME. NO SAFE .... MY DASH IS HORRIBLE COMPLETELY CRACKE AND THIS DEFINITELY IS GOING TO AFFECT THE AIRBAGS IN MY ACURA 2004 TL. SORRY IS THE WORS OF WORST .YES I WAS DRIVING ...

Mileage: 119,000

THE TRANSMISSION IS LACKING AT ANY MOMENT THAT HAPPENS TO ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. NO SAFE ANOTHER CAR ALMOST HIT ME. NO SAFE .... MY DASH IS HORRIBLE COMPLETELY CRACKE AND THIS DEFINITELY IS GOING TO AFFECT THE AIRBAGS IN MY ACURA 2004 TL. SORRY IS THE WORS OF WORST .YES I WAS DRIVING ...

Mileage: 119,000

THE TRANSMISSION IS LACKING AT ANY MOMENT THAT HAPPENS TO ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. NO SAFE ANOTHER CAR ALMOST HIT ME. NO SAFE .... MY DASH IS HORRIBLE COMPLETELY CRACKE AND THIS DEFINITELY IS GOING TO AFFECT THE AIRBAGS IN MY ACURA 2004 TL. SORRY IS THE WORS OF WORST .YES I WAS DRIVING ...

Mileage: 119,000

THE DASHBOARD HAS DEVELOPED CRACKS IN THE AREA AROUND THE PASSENGER-SIDE AIRBAG. DOES THIS CONSTITUTE A POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE AFFECTING THE AIRBAG DEPLOYING PROPERLY OR POSSIBLY SHARDS FROM THE DASHBOARD CAUSING ADDITIONAL INJURY? THERE HAS NOT BEEN AN ACCIDENT BUT AM CONCERNED IF A COLLISION DOE...

THE DASHBOARD AREA AROUND MY 2004 TL PASSENGER AIRBAG IS CRACKING. WHEN I DID AN INTERNET SEARCH I UNDERSTAND THAT SEVERAL TLS BETWEEN 2004 AND 2008 HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WITH CRACKING OF THE DASH IN THE SAME AREA. FOR SOME REASON NONE OF THESE CARS WERE RECALLED. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY. THE CRAC...

STEERING PUMP HOSE LEAKS. I HAVE TIGHTED THE CLAMP WHICH STOPPED IT FOR A WHILE BUT IT IS LEAKING AGAIN AND THE HOSE LOOKS TO BE DETERIATING. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF THE CURRENT RECALL. ALSO THE KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND YOU CANT GET IT OUT. HAVE HAD THE IGNITION REPLACED AND IT HAS...

Mileage: 175,000

IM NOT SURE WHEN IT HAPPENED AS I WAS WILLED THIS CAR AFTER MY MOTHER PASSED, AND IT WAS LIKE THIS PRIOR TO HER BUYING IT. BUT THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKED FROM ONE END TO THE OTHER GOING DOWN TO THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT AND DASH GAUGES. FROM WHAT IVE READ THIS IS VERY COMMON IN ACURAS 04-08, BUT I AM NOW ...

IM NOT SURE WHEN IT HAPPENED AS I WAS WILLED THIS CAR AFTER MY MOTHER PASSED, AND IT WAS LIKE THIS PRIOR TO HER BUYING IT. BUT THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKED FROM ONE END TO THE OTHER GOING DOWN TO THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT AND DASH GAUGES. FROM WHAT IVE READ THIS IS VERY COMMON IN ACURAS 04-08, BUT I AM NOW ...

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER, WITH AN ALWAYS GARAGED, 2004 ACURA TL THAT HAS ADHERED TO A STRICT DISCIPLINE OF MAINTENANCE. BUT, THE DASH HAS ACCUMULATED 'NUMEROUS' CRACKS FROM SIDE TO SIDE, WITH A 'PREVALENT' OUTLINE AROUND THE AIRBAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. EVERY TIME I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD, I HAVE N...

AS YOU CAN SEE, THESE AREN'T SMALL HAIRLINE CRACKS, THEY ARE NASTY A## LONG CRACKS ALL OVER. EACH DAY THE CRACK GET WORST AND OPEN. IT DANGEROUS BECAUSE THERE IS AIRBAGS UNDER THOSE DASHBOARD.

AS YOU CAN SEE, THESE AREN'T SMALL HAIRLINE CRACKS, THEY ARE NASTY A## LONG CRACKS ALL OVER. EACH DAY THE CRACK GET WORST AND OPEN. IT DANGEROUS BECAUSE THERE IS AIRBAGS UNDER THOSE DASHBOARD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN, A LOUD BOOM SOUND WAS HEARD FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE SOUND CAUSED THE WHEELS TO "MOVE UP AND DOWN". THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE ...

I WAS PARKED IN AN AUTOMATIC CARWASH WHEN MY DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG STARTED DRIPPING WATER ON ME. I'M AFRAID THIS COULD CAUSE MY AIRBAG TO DEPLOY. I'VE ALSO EXPERIENCED CRAZY ELECTRICAL ISSUES INTERMITTENTLY THAT ARE NOT SAFE AND I WONDER IF THIS IS RELATED. I ALSO HAVE A VIDEO IF THAT IS NEEDED.

Mileage: 153,000

I WAS PARKED IN AN AUTOMATIC CARWASH WHEN MY DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG STARTED DRIPPING WATER ON ME. I'M AFRAID THIS COULD CAUSE MY AIRBAG TO DEPLOY. I'VE ALSO EXPERIENCED CRAZY ELECTRICAL ISSUES INTERMITTENTLY THAT ARE NOT SAFE AND I WONDER IF THIS IS RELATED. I ALSO HAVE A VIDEO IF THAT IS NEEDED.

Mileage: 153,000

I WAS PARKED IN AN AUTOMATIC CARWASH WHEN MY DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG STARTED DRIPPING WATER ON ME. I'M AFRAID THIS COULD CAUSE MY AIRBAG TO DEPLOY. I'VE ALSO EXPERIENCED CRAZY ELECTRICAL ISSUES INTERMITTENTLY THAT ARE NOT SAFE AND I WONDER IF THIS IS RELATED. I ALSO HAVE A VIDEO IF THAT IS NEEDED.

Mileage: 153,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG COMPARTMENT WAS CRACKED AND THE AIR BAG INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DCH ACURA OF TEMECULA (951-428-2317, LOCATED AT 26705 YNEZ RD, TEMECULA, CA 92591) WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED TH...

DASH IS COMPLETELY COVERED IN CRACKS. I FEEL LIKE THIS CAN'T BE SAFE WITH THE AIRBAGS UNDERNEATH THE CRACKS. ALSO, WHENEVER A PASSENGER IS IN MY CAR THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON.

DASH IS COMPLETELY COVERED IN CRACKS. I FEEL LIKE THIS CAN'T BE SAFE WITH THE AIRBAGS UNDERNEATH THE CRACKS. ALSO, WHENEVER A PASSENGER IS IN MY CAR THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON.

SIMPLY DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE PASSENGER SEAT SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND DID NOT HIT A POTHOLE. RESEARCH ONLINE FINDS THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM, BUT ACURA DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE CONCERNED. AIRBAG EXPLOSION ALONE WAS LOUD ENOUGH TO ALMOST CAUSE AN ACCIDENT DU...

Mileage: 210,000

SIMPLY DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE PASSENGER SEAT SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND DID NOT HIT A POTHOLE. RESEARCH ONLINE FINDS THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM, BUT ACURA DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE CONCERNED. AIRBAG EXPLOSION ALONE WAS LOUD ENOUGH TO ALMOST CAUSE AN ACCIDENT DU...

Mileage: 210,000

THE DASHBOARD PANEL OF MY 04 ACURA TL IS SEVERELY CRACKED. MY CONCERN IS IF IN THE EVENT AN AIRBAG DID DEPLOY DUE TO FALSE SENSORS OR EVEN DUE TO AN ACCIDENT, HOW MUCH DAMAGE WILL THIS CAUSE ME? I UNDERSTAND THAT AN AIRBAG WILL ANNIHILATE THE DASH IF ACTIVATED AND HOPEFULLY DAMAGES ARE MINIMAL BUT T...

THE DASHBOARD PANEL OF MY 04 ACURA TL IS SEVERELY CRACKED. MY CONCERN IS IF IN THE EVENT AN AIRBAG DID DEPLOY DUE TO FALSE SENSORS OR EVEN DUE TO AN ACCIDENT, HOW MUCH DAMAGE WILL THIS CAUSE ME? I UNDERSTAND THAT AN AIRBAG WILL ANNIHILATE THE DASH IF ACTIVATED AND HOPEFULLY DAMAGES ARE MINIMAL BUT T...

THE DASHBOARD PANEL OF MY 04 ACURA TL IS SEVERELY CRACKED. MY CONCERN IS IF IN THE EVENT AN AIRBAG DID DEPLOY DUE TO FALSE SENSORS OR EVEN DUE TO AN ACCIDENT, HOW MUCH DAMAGE WILL THIS CAUSE ME? I UNDERSTAND THAT AN AIRBAG WILL ANNIHILATE THE DASH IF ACTIVATED AND HOPEFULLY DAMAGES ARE MINIMAL BUT T...

POWER STEERING SPIT OUT OIL EVERYWHERE

Mileage: 193,000

POWER STEERING SPIT OUT OIL EVERYWHERE

Mileage: 193,000

MY 2004 ACURA TL IS MY FIRST CAR OWNED. WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE I CAN ONLY ACCELERATE TO 20-30MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. BECAUSE, THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ON A STRAIGHT WAY OR UP HILLS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS MANUFACTURE MALFUNCTION WITH ACURA TRANSMISSIONS FOR THE CONSUMERS FINANCIALLY AND PHYSCIALLY...

Mileage: 152,000

MY 2004 ACURA TL IS MY FIRST CAR OWNED. WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE I CAN ONLY ACCELERATE TO 20-30MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. BECAUSE, THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ON A STRAIGHT WAY OR UP HILLS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS MANUFACTURE MALFUNCTION WITH ACURA TRANSMISSIONS FOR THE CONSUMERS FINANCIALLY AND PHYSCIALLY...

Mileage: 152,000

MY 2004 ACURA TL IS MY FIRST CAR OWNED. WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE I CAN ONLY ACCELERATE TO 20-30MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. BECAUSE, THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ON A STRAIGHT WAY OR UP HILLS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS MANUFACTURE MALFUNCTION WITH ACURA TRANSMISSIONS FOR THE CONSUMERS FINANCIALLY AND PHYSCIALLY...

Mileage: 152,000

STRUTS SNAPPED ON HIGHWAY

Mileage: 169,558

STRUTS SNAPPED ON HIGHWAY

Mileage: 169,558

STRUTS SNAPPED ON HIGHWAY

Mileage: 169,558

THERE IS A VERY COMMON ISSUES GOING ON WITH THESE ACURA FROM 2000 UP TO 2008. WITH TRANSMISSION GOING BAD. I RESEARCH IT AND FOUND OUT WITH EVERY SHOP AND PEOPLE ONLINE HAVING TRANSMISSION BREAK DOWN WITH THOSE ACURA TL 2000 UP TO 2005.PLEASE CAN SOMEONE INVESTIGATE THIS. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FO...

THERE IS A VERY COMMON ISSUES GOING ON WITH THESE ACURA FROM 2000 UP TO 2008. WITH TRANSMISSION GOING BAD. I RESEARCH IT AND FOUND OUT WITH EVERY SHOP AND PEOPLE ONLINE HAVING TRANSMISSION BREAK DOWN WITH THOSE ACURA TL 2000 UP TO 2005.PLEASE CAN SOMEONE INVESTIGATE THIS. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FO...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO ANOTHER GEAR EVEN WITH THE ENGINE REVVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE GEARS FAILED BECAUSE THE SECOND OR THIRD GEAR WAS NOT GETTING ENOUGH LUBRICATION TO SHIFT PR...

Mileage: 130,000

AT ABOUT 8 YRS AGO, CRACKS STARTED TO APPEAR AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIBAG ON TOP OF THE DASHBOARD. THE CRACKS HAVE MULTIPLIED AND LENGTHENED SINCE THAT TIME SO THAT NOW THEY APPEAR DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO BEING INCAPABLE OF RESTRAINING THE AIRBAG. I DO NOT KNOW WHY ACURA NEVER ISSUED A RECALL AS I H...

A CRACK HAS APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD OVER TOP OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. WORRIED ABOUT PASSENGER SAFETY AND AIRBAG EFFECTIVENESS IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT.

Mileage: 80,000

A CRACK HAS APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD OVER TOP OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. WORRIED ABOUT PASSENGER SAFETY AND AIRBAG EFFECTIVENESS IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT.

Mileage: 80,000

THE AFTERMARKET ULTRA-POWER K500117 {#51210SEPA01} (ECONOMY) BALL JOINT REPRESENTS A SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD. IT CAN RESULT IN SEPARATION OF THE LOWER CONTROL ARM. THE JPG ULTRA-POWER K500117 {#51210SEPA01} (ECONOMY) AFTER FAILURE SHOWS THE LOWER CONTROL BUSHING RIPPED FROM THE LLOWER CONTROL ARM. ...

Mileage: 172,000

LAST WEEKEND I WAS DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAY ALL SUDDEN MY CAR LOSE POWER AND THE TRANSMISSION BECAME NOT ENGAGED WITH ENGINE AND ALMOST GOT INTO A MAJOR ACCIDENT. THE CAR WAS PERFORMED PERFECTLY BEFORE THAT. I KEPT THE CAR IN TOP CONDITION NEVER HAD ANY ISSUES. SO THE CAR WAS TOWED HOME AND I TRIED TO...

Mileage: 170,000

ONE OF THE FRONT AXLES SHEARED (BROKE IN HALF). THIS HAPPENED WHEN THE CAR STARTED MOVING FORWARD WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN. AN ACCIDENT DIDN'T RESULT BUT IF THIS HAD HAPPENED WHILE THE CAR WAS MOVING IT WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY BAD. THE MECHANIC SUGGESTED THE AXLE WAS MADE WITH WEAK METAL. THE CAR HA...

Mileage: 122,000

CAR TURNED OFF AND WOULD NOT START BACK. SECURITY LIGHT FLASHES. WILL NOT CHANGE OUR OF PARK. ENGINEERS TURNS OVER BUT WILL NOT FIRE. FUEL PUMP WILL NOT COME ON.

Mileage: 170,000

CAR TURNED OFF AND WOULD NOT START BACK. SECURITY LIGHT FLASHES. WILL NOT CHANGE OUR OF PARK. ENGINEERS TURNS OVER BUT WILL NOT FIRE. FUEL PUMP WILL NOT COME ON.

Mileage: 170,000

CAR TURNED OFF AND WOULD NOT START BACK. SECURITY LIGHT FLASHES. WILL NOT CHANGE OUR OF PARK. ENGINEERS TURNS OVER BUT WILL NOT FIRE. FUEL PUMP WILL NOT COME ON.

Mileage: 170,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT DID NOT CALL THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO CALL THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TEST...

Mileage: 194,604

AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AND AIR BAG IS DEACTIVATED DUE TO DEFECTIVE SWITCH IN SEAT BELT BUCKLE. MANUFACTURER HAS LIFETIME SEAT BELT WARRANTY BUT WILL NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY BECAUSE THEY CLAIM THAT THE SWITCH IS PART OF THE AIR BAG SYSTEM AND NOT PART OF THE SEAT BELT. SO MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER HAS TO DR...

Mileage: 35,000

AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AND AIR BAG IS DEACTIVATED DUE TO DEFECTIVE SWITCH IN SEAT BELT BUCKLE. MANUFACTURER HAS LIFETIME SEAT BELT WARRANTY BUT WILL NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY BECAUSE THEY CLAIM THAT THE SWITCH IS PART OF THE AIR BAG SYSTEM AND NOT PART OF THE SEAT BELT. SO MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER HAS TO DR...

Mileage: 35,000

I BOUGHT A USED 2004 ACURA TL THAT HAS RUN FINE FOR 6 MONTHS SO FAR. JUST LAST NIGHT, WHEN STATIONARY AND TRYING TO MOVE FORWARD MY TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING, STALLING OUT AND RAMPING UP TO 5000 RPM. AFTER A GREEN LIGHT WITH CARS BEHIND ME AND I CAN'T MOVE AN INCH. I TAKE MY CAR TO A TRANSMISSIO...

Mileage: 173,000

I BOUGHT A USED 2004 ACURA TL THAT HAS RUN FINE FOR 6 MONTHS SO FAR. JUST LAST NIGHT, WHEN STATIONARY AND TRYING TO MOVE FORWARD MY TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING, STALLING OUT AND RAMPING UP TO 5000 RPM. AFTER A GREEN LIGHT WITH CARS BEHIND ME AND I CAN'T MOVE AN INCH. I TAKE MY CAR TO A TRANSMISSIO...

Mileage: 173,000

PREVIOUS RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING HOSE LEAKING, MINE IS LEAKING WHEN IN MOTION AND STATIONARY, PREVIOUS RECALL ON INTERNAL TRANSMISSION FAULT, PREVIOUS RECALL ON WIPER MOTOR HOUSING, CURRENT RECALL ON BALL JOINTS, WAS TOLD BY MECHANIC I HAVE A BALL JOINT PROBLEM, CURRENT PROBLEM WITH PASSENGER ...

PREVIOUS RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING HOSE LEAKING, MINE IS LEAKING WHEN IN MOTION AND STATIONARY, PREVIOUS RECALL ON INTERNAL TRANSMISSION FAULT, PREVIOUS RECALL ON WIPER MOTOR HOUSING, CURRENT RECALL ON BALL JOINTS, WAS TOLD BY MECHANIC I HAVE A BALL JOINT PROBLEM, CURRENT PROBLEM WITH PASSENGER ...

PREVIOUS RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING HOSE LEAKING, MINE IS LEAKING WHEN IN MOTION AND STATIONARY, PREVIOUS RECALL ON INTERNAL TRANSMISSION FAULT, PREVIOUS RECALL ON WIPER MOTOR HOUSING, CURRENT RECALL ON BALL JOINTS, WAS TOLD BY MECHANIC I HAVE A BALL JOINT PROBLEM, CURRENT PROBLEM WITH PASSENGER ...

MY 2004 ACURA TL IS EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION ISSUES. I WAS DRIVING DOWN A CITY STREET WHEN MY CAR SUDDENLY BEGAN SLIPPING GEARS. THE ENGINE WOULD REV WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS, HOWEVER, THE CAR WAS ACTING LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. I WAS DRIVING IN TRAFFIC SO THIS COULD HAVE POTENTIALLY CAUSED A CRASH. I...

DASH IS CRACKED IN MY 2004 ACURA TL AND IT SEEMS THIS IS A BIG MANUFACTURING PROBLEM WITH THIS PART ON THIS VEHICLE SINCE THE MAJORITY OF CARS I'VE SEEN AS WELL AS MINE ARE SHOWING THIS PROBLEM THAT AFFECT NOT ONLY THE INTERIOR COSMETIC LOOK OF THE CARS BUT ALSO THE SAFETY SINCE IT INVOLVES THE AIR ...

BOUGHT USED ON 1/1 /2018,DROVE FINE FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES AND THEN IT FELT LIKE CAR WENT INTO NEUTRAL AND CAR WOULDN'T MOVE. WE WERE ABOUT AN HOUR FROM MY HOUSE FROM WHERE WE BOUGHT CAR. WE THEN HAD TO PULL OVER ,SHUT THE CAR OFF , WAIT 5 MINUTES AND START CAR FOR IT NOT EVEN GO A MILE AND WE WOULD H...

Mileage: 130,000

CRACKS ON THE DASHBOARD APPEAR RAPIDLY, STARTING BY THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LOCATION. FIRST CRACK A WEEK AGO AND NOW A ANOTHER ONE......AFRAID THAT AIRBAG COULD DEPLOY OR NOT DEPLOY AND ACCORDING TO MANY ACURA TL 2004 OWNERS THIS IS A VERY COMMON AND UPSETTING MATTER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. WHILE STATIONARY, THE REARVIEW MIRROR DEVELOPED A BUBBLE THAT OBSTRUCTED AND DISTORTED THE VIEW OF THE ROAD BEHIND. ACURA NORTH SCOTTSDALE IN SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL; THEREFORE, THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE...

Mileage: 58,500

DASHBOARD SUDDENLY DEVELOPED MULTIPLE CRACKS. CRACKS ARE SPREADING. SOME LOCATED NEAR AIR BAGS ON PASSENGER SIDE. VERY CONCERNED THAT IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, AIR BAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY AND/OR DASHBOARD WILL SHATTER DURING DEPLOYMENT INCREASING RISK OF INJURY

I HAVE 2004 ACURA TL, ABOUT 105000 MILES. AIRBAG LIGHT WAS INTERMITTENT, NOW STAYS ON, DASHBOARD ON TOP PASSENGER SIDE CRACKED SEVERAL MONTHS AGO. THE VEHICLE HAS NO PREVIOUS AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. MAY CAUSE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT, SAFETY ISSUE?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DASHBOARD AROUND THE AIR BAG AREA WAS CRACKED. THE AIR BAGS AND WIRING WERE NOT EXPOSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC...

Mileage: 180,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DASHBOARD AROUND THE AIR BAG AREA WAS CRACKED. THE AIR BAGS AND WIRING WERE NOT EXPOSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC...

Mileage: 180,000

BRAKE PEDAL FEELS SPONGY AND REDUCES STOPPING POWER DUE TO AIR IN THE BRAKE LINES REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF THE VSA MODULATOR. (2004-06). I RESEARCHED THIS ONLINE, AFTER NOTICING MY BREAKS WERE SOFT AND LESS EFFECTIVE OVER THE PAST FEW TIMES I DROVE. THEY WANT TO CHARGE 2.6K TO REPAIR THE MODULE, D...

Mileage: 92,000

BRAKE PEDAL FEELS SPONGY AND REDUCES STOPPING POWER DUE TO AIR IN THE BRAKE LINES REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF THE VSA MODULATOR. (2004-06). I RESEARCHED THIS ONLINE, AFTER NOTICING MY BREAKS WERE SOFT AND LESS EFFECTIVE OVER THE PAST FEW TIMES I DROVE. THEY WANT TO CHARGE 2.6K TO REPAIR THE MODULE, D...

Mileage: 92,000

BRAKE PEDAL FEELS SPONGY AND REDUCES STOPPING POWER DUE TO AIR IN THE BRAKE LINES REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF THE VSA MODULATOR. (2004-06). I RESEARCHED THIS ONLINE, AFTER NOTICING MY BREAKS WERE SOFT AND LESS EFFECTIVE OVER THE PAST FEW TIMES I DROVE. THEY WANT TO CHARGE 2.6K TO REPAIR THE MODULE, D...

Mileage: 92,000

THE PASSENGER DASHBOARD DEVELOPED SIGNIFICANT CRACKS OVERNIGHT. LOOKS LIKE WHERE AIRBAG WOULD DEPLOY. AT SAME TIME CHECK AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON.

Mileage: 199,000

CRACKS APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. THIS LEAD TO AIRBAG SIGNAL APPEAR.

Mileage: 100,000

TAKATA RECALL. 2004 ACURA TL DASH BOARD NOTICED A LONG CRACK THEN THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT AND AIR BAG LIGHT NO LONGER TURNS ON. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED INSIDE MY GARAGE ON 6/20/17. CHECKED ONLINE AND MANY OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. THE CRACK IF VERY CLOSE TO THE AIRBAG AND I AM AFRAID IT...

Mileage: 172,000

VEHICLE TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTING HARD AND FEELS LIKE IT'S SLIPPING

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING 3 MPH OVER A SPEED BUMP, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE DETACHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A STORAGE YARD. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE BALL JOINT HAD SEPARATED. THE CO...

Mileage: 152,000

DASHBOARD CRACKING FOR NO REASON. CRACKS ARE IN MANY PLACES AND OCCUR NEAR THE DASH AIR BAG WHICH IS CONCERNING IF IT EVERY GOES OFF COULD SEND SHARP PIECES OF THE DASH INTO MYSELF OR A PASSENGER (WIFE, DAUGHTER). PHOTOS CAN BE TAKEN IF NEEDED.

Mileage: 135,000

DASHBOARD CRACKING FOR NO REASON. CRACKS ARE IN MANY PLACES AND OCCUR NEAR THE DASH AIR BAG WHICH IS CONCERNING IF IT EVERY GOES OFF COULD SEND SHARP PIECES OF THE DASH INTO MYSELF OR A PASSENGER (WIFE, DAUGHTER). PHOTOS CAN BE TAKEN IF NEEDED.

Mileage: 135,000

MY LEATHER ON MY FRONT SEATS ARE FALLING APART. I CALLED ACURA HOME OFFICE AND WAS TOLD TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD ABOUT THE PROBLEM. I ONLY HAVE 60K MILES ON THE CAR AND IT IS GARAGE KEPT . I BOUGHT THE ...

Mileage: 60,000

CRACKED DASHBOARD ON PASSANGER SIDE WHERE AIR BAGS ARE LOCATED.

RECALL NUMBER 04V176000 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION I HAVE NOTICED THAT WHEN YOU TYPE IN YOUR MAKE AND MODEL THIS IS THE RECALL THAT SHOWS UP, BUT WHEN I USE MY VIN IT DOES NOT SHOW THIS RECALL BUT IT SHOWS THE SAME SYMPTOMS/ ISSUES THAT ARE ON THIS RECALL. MY CAR WHINES AFTER CERTAIN RPM....

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DASH COVER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MIL...

Mileage: 50,000

THE POWER STEERING LEAKS THIS ISSUE IS RECALLED ON THE NEW MODLES BUT NOT THESE AND ITS THE SAME PART

Mileage: 110,000

DASHBOARD IS CRACKED IN MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. RISK OF AIRBAG MALFUNCTION

DASHBOARD/PASSENGER AIR BAG COVER HAS SIGNIFICANT CRACKS. MAY AFFECT PERFORMANCE WHEN DEPLOYED.

Mileage: 120,000

I PURCHASED MY 2004 ACURA TL FROM AUTOLAND USA IN SELDEN, NY ON APRIL 5TH, 2016. THE VEHICLE IS IN GREAT SHAPE. NO TORN SEATS, INTERIOR ISSUES OR ANY OTHER VISIBLE ISSUES AT TIME OF PURCHASE. JUST ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO, I NOTICED THESE CRACKS FORMING ON MY DASHBOARD. I KNOW THIS TO BE A MANUFACTURERS DE...

I PURCHASED MY 2004 ACURA TL FROM AUTOLAND USA IN SELDEN, NY ON APRIL 5TH, 2016. THE VEHICLE IS IN GREAT SHAPE. NO TORN SEATS, INTERIOR ISSUES OR ANY OTHER VISIBLE ISSUES AT TIME OF PURCHASE. JUST ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO, I NOTICED THESE CRACKS FORMING ON MY DASHBOARD. I KNOW THIS TO BE A MANUFACTURERS DE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED AROUND THE AIR BAGS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

Mileage: 160,000

THE PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD STARTED WITH A HAIRLINE CRACK AND GRADUALLY GREW LARGER AND CRACKS FORMED IN MANY OTHER AREAS ON MY DASHBOARD. THIS ULTIMATELY AFFECTED MY AIRBAG CAUSING THE LIGHT TO ON MY CONSOLE TO TURN ON WHEN A PASSENGER IS SEATED. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT ON MY DRIVER C...

Mileage: 50,000

I WAS READING SOME OTHER COMPLAINTS HERE AND THIS HAS ALSO HAPPENED TO MY CAR. THE DASHBOARD IS TOTALLY CRACKED SURROUNDING THE AIRBAG AND LOOKS LIKE THE AIRBAG WILL EXPLODE ANY TIME. I WAS ACTUALLY JUST IN AN ACCIDENT AND IT DIDN'T EXPLODE, WHICH MAKES ME EVEN MORE NERVOUS. IT LOOKS HORRIBLE AND ...

Mileage: 141,000

I WAS READING SOME OTHER COMPLAINTS HERE AND THIS HAS ALSO HAPPENED TO MY CAR. THE DASHBOARD IS TOTALLY CRACKED SURROUNDING THE AIRBAG AND LOOKS LIKE THE AIRBAG WILL EXPLODE ANY TIME. I WAS ACTUALLY JUST IN AN ACCIDENT AND IT DIDN'T EXPLODE, WHICH MAKES ME EVEN MORE NERVOUS. IT LOOKS HORRIBLE AND ...

Mileage: 141,000

TAKATA RECALL CRACKS HAVE FORMED ACROSS THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD INCLUDING AROUND THE AREA WHERE THE AIRBAGS ARE LOCATED. ISSUE SEEMS TO BE WORSENING OVER TIME.

Mileage: 126,000

SUDDEN APPEARANCE OF CRACK IN DASH PANEL, PERFECTLY OUTLINING PASSENGER AIR BAG. APPEARS AIR BAG MIGHT BE SWELLING, AND ABOUT TO BREAK THROUGH DASH PANEL. FIRST NOTICED WHEN ON ORDINARY DAY-TIME DRIVE ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. . LOCAL DEALER SAID HAS NEVER SEEN THIS BEFORE ON ANY MODEL ACURA. DEA...

Mileage: 123,000

TAKATA RECALL? 2004 ACURA TL DASHBOARD STARTED CRACKING 2 MONTHS AGO AND IS GETTING WORSE. NOW, IT HAS CRACKS THAT SHOW THE OUTLINE OF AIRBAGS ON PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE OF DASH. THIS MAY CAUSE ISSUES WITH AIRBAGS DEPLOYMENT. I LOOKED ON LINE AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN THE 20...

Mileage: 95,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE GEAR SHIFTER TOOTH FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER TOOTH FRACTURED AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTI...

Mileage: 180,000

MY DASHBOARD HAS DEVELOPED CRACKS EMANATING FROM THE SPOT WHERE THE AIRBAG IS INTENDED TO DEPLOY. NOT ONLY ARE THE CRACKS UNSIGHTLY, BUT I AM CONCERNED THAT THESE CRACKS MAY IMPEDE WITH THE PROPER FUNCTION OF THE AIRBAGS.

TAKATA RECALL MY SON HAS A 2004 ACURA TL AND ON SEPTEMBER 2ND, HE DROVE TO WORK WITH THE CAR. ON HIS WAY, WHILE DRIVING IN THE PARKING LOT, HIS SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG DEPLOYED ALONG WITH ONE FROM THE SEAT ONLY ON ONE SIDE. HE TOOK THE CAR TO THE ACURA DEALERSHIP IN MILFORD FOR DIAGNOSTIC TEST PER ACU...

Mileage: 127,000

TAKATA RECALL MY SON HAS A 2004 ACURA TL AND ON SEPTEMBER 2ND, HE DROVE TO WORK WITH THE CAR. ON HIS WAY, WHILE DRIVING IN THE PARKING LOT, HIS SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG DEPLOYED ALONG WITH ONE FROM THE SEAT ONLY ON ONE SIDE. HE TOOK THE CAR TO THE ACURA DEALERSHIP IN MILFORD FOR DIAGNOSTIC TEST PER ACU...

Mileage: 127,000

FLUID IN REAR VIEW MIRROR THAT ACTS AS ANTI-GLARE, LIQUEFIED AND LEAKED OUT OF MIRROR CASING. ANTI-GLARE CAPABILITY NO LONGER EXISTS, MAKING NIGHT VISION VIA REAR VIEW MIRROR TO BE OBSCURED BY BRIGHTNESS OF HEADLIGHTS OF OTHER VEHICLES, LIQUID ALSO VERY VISCOUS AND DIFFICULT TO REMOVE.

Mileage: 68,000

THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING AROUND THE PERIMETER OF THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. THE CAR IS TYPICALLY GARAGED KEPT. IT SEEMS TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE RECTIFIED BY THE ACURA. I NOTICED MANY OTHER THIRD GENERATION ACURA TL OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE SEE HTTP://IREPORT.CNN.C...

Mileage: 110,000

THE DASHBOARD IS STARTING TO CRACK OVER THE PASSENGER AIRBAG AND I AM VERY SCARED THAT IT WILL DEPLOY WITHOUT WARNING INJURING MY PASSENGER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG HOUSING FRACTURED ALONG THE LOWER SECTION OF THE DASHBOARD. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAG COULD DEPLOY INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WA...

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG HOUSING FRACTURED ALONG THE LOWER SECTION OF THE DASHBOARD. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAG COULD DEPLOY INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WA...

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRES...

Mileage: 81,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRES...

Mileage: 81,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRES...

Mileage: 81,000

TAKATA AIRBAG: VERY WIDE CRACK IN DASH ALONGSIDE THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AREA. DID NOT REALIZE SO MANY OTHERS HAD THE SAME CONCERN. TOYOTA HAS ACKNOWLEDGE THIS CONCERN AND IS REPLACING DASHES AND AIRBAG ASSEMBLIES AT NO CHARGE TO THE CUSTOMER. WHY WON'T HONDA STEP UP AND TAKE AS GOOD A CA...

Mileage: 120,000

MAJOR CRACKS AROUND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG ON 2004 ACURA TL. APPARENTLY THOUSANDS OF OTHER TL OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS DEFECT. THE CRACKS APPEAR TO AFFECT THE AIRBAG FUNCTIONALITY. QUOTES IN TERMS OF REPLACEMENT ARE AROUND $1800. HOWEVER, THIS IS HAPPENING NOT DUE TO OWNER ERROR OR FAULT, BUT RAT...

Mileage: 100,000

MAJOR CRACKS AROUND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG ON 2004 ACURA TL. APPARENTLY THOUSANDS OF OTHER TL OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS DEFECT. THE CRACKS APPEAR TO AFFECT THE AIRBAG FUNCTIONALITY. QUOTES IN TERMS OF REPLACEMENT ARE AROUND $1800. HOWEVER, THIS IS HAPPENING NOT DUE TO OWNER ERROR OR FAULT, BUT RAT...

Mileage: 100,000

CRACKS HAVE SUDDENLY APPEARED ON THE DASH OF THE VEHICLE.

Mileage: 175,000

DASHBOARD AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG HAS CRACKED. CONCERN AROUND POTENTIAL IMPACT OR DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG. CRACKED OCCURRED WHEN VEHICLE WAS PARKED.

Mileage: 195,000

TAKADA RECALL I AM HOPING YOU CAN FIND OUT INFORMATION FOR 2004 TL OWNERS. HONDA AND ACURA'S FOR THE YEARS 2001-03 AND 05 AND BEYOND HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE TAKATA RECALL. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT 04 ACURA TLS HAVE AIRBAGS SOURCED FROM A COMPANY OTHER THAN TAKATA. AND I HAVE BEEN ...

Mileage: 80,000

LARGE CRACK APPEARED ON MY DASHBOARD TODAY. I GOOGLED AND FOUND OUT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF ACURA TLS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. BUT THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT DONE A RECALL. I CALLED ACURA CLIENT RELATIONS AS WELL AS DEALER. THEY ARE NOT DOING ANYTHING. THE CRACK DASHBOARD IS A SAFETY CONCERN AS THE SRS ...

Mileage: 107,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED IN VARIOUS AREAS AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAIL...

Mileage: 100,000

2004 ACURA TL WITH APPROX 130,000 MILES. CRACK AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. STARTED 2 WEEKS AGO AND IS GETTING LARGER. VEHICLE WITH NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT OR ACCIDENT HISTORY.

Mileage: 130,000

TAKATA RECALL PROBLEM...PASSENGER SIDE OF CAR ON DASHBOARD-OUTLINE OF AIRBAG APPEARED, BREAK IN LEATHER ON DASHBOARD. NO CAR ACCIDENT OCCURRED. AIRBAG HAS NOT DEPLOYED AS OF YET. NOTICED CRACK ON DASHBOARD WEEK OF 5/15/2016

MY DASHBOARD HAS TWO LARGE CRACKS RUNNING THE WIDTH OF THE DASHBOARD, ALONG WHERE THE AIRBAGS ARE SUPPOSED TO DEPLOY. NO ACCIDENT CAUSED THIS DEFECT.

Mileage: 69,620

MY DASHBOARD HAS TWO LARGE CRACKS RUNNING THE WIDTH OF THE DASHBOARD, ALONG WHERE THE AIRBAGS ARE SUPPOSED TO DEPLOY. NO ACCIDENT CAUSED THIS DEFECT.

Mileage: 69,620

AIR BAG LIGHT SENSOR IS ON AND ALL THE DASH IS CRACKED AND WE ARE AFRAID THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IN A ACCIDENT OR RANDOMLY WILL DEPLOY WITHOUT A ACCIDENT.

Mileage: 110,000

AIRBAG LIGHT SENSOR ON DASHBOARD ALWAYS.

Mileage: 120,000

MULTIPLE CRACKS ON THE DASHBOARD THAT ARE CLOSE TO THE PASSENGER AIRBAG ON THE FRONT RIGHT HAND SIDE. CRACKS ALSO HAPPEN THROUGHOUT THE DASHBOARD BY THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND THE MIDDLE CLOSE TO THE WINDSHIELD. VERY BAD MATERIAL ACURA USED TO MAKE THESE WITH. SHOULD BE A RECALL DUE TO THE SAFETY IS...

MULTIPLE CRACKS ON THE DASHBOARD THAT ARE CLOSE TO THE PASSENGER AIRBAG ON THE FRONT RIGHT HAND SIDE. CRACKS ALSO HAPPEN THROUGHOUT THE DASHBOARD BY THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND THE MIDDLE CLOSE TO THE WINDSHIELD. VERY BAD MATERIAL ACURA USED TO MAKE THESE WITH. SHOULD BE A RECALL DUE TO THE SAFETY IS...

THE DASHBOARD STARTED CRACKING. NOW, IT HAS CRACKS ALL OVER. PASSENGER SIDE AND DRIVER SIDE. THIS MAY CAUSE ISSUE WITH THE AIRBAGS. I LOOKED ON LINE AND THIS IS VERY COMMON IN 2004 TLS. ACURA REFUSES TO FIX THE ISSUE. SOME HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED ISSUES WITH THEIR AIR BAGS DUE TO THE CRACKING.

THE DASHBOARD STARTED CRACKING. NOW, IT HAS CRACKS ALL OVER. PASSENGER SIDE AND DRIVER SIDE. THIS MAY CAUSE ISSUE WITH THE AIRBAGS. I LOOKED ON LINE AND THIS IS VERY COMMON IN 2004 TLS. ACURA REFUSES TO FIX THE ISSUE. SOME HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED ISSUES WITH THEIR AIR BAGS DUE TO THE CRACKING.

NOT SURE IF THIS IS TAKATA ISSUE AS WELL! OR DUE TO DEFECTIVE DASHBOARD MATERIALS WHICH HAVE CRACKED SEVERELY BAD! WHEN IT STARTED THEY WERE LINES HARDLY NOTICEABLE! NOW DUE TO NEGLEGANCE OF THE COMPANY THE PRIMARY CRACKS ARE OVER THE AIRBAG AREA & HAVE CREVICES ACROSS TOP AND THEY ARE ACROSS ENTIRE...

Mileage: 98,542

NOT SURE IF THIS IS TAKATA ISSUE AS WELL! OR DUE TO DEFECTIVE DASHBOARD MATERIALS WHICH HAVE CRACKED SEVERELY BAD! WHEN IT STARTED THEY WERE LINES HARDLY NOTICEABLE! NOW DUE TO NEGLEGANCE OF THE COMPANY THE PRIMARY CRACKS ARE OVER THE AIRBAG AREA & HAVE CREVICES ACROSS TOP AND THEY ARE ACROSS ENTIRE...

Mileage: 98,542

NOT SURE IF THIS IS TAKATA ISSUE AS WELL! OR DUE TO DEFECTIVE DASHBOARD MATERIALS WHICH HAVE CRACKED SEVERELY BAD! WHEN IT STARTED THEY WERE LINES HARDLY NOTICEABLE! NOW DUE TO NEGLEGANCE OF THE COMPANY THE PRIMARY CRACKS ARE OVER THE AIRBAG AREA & HAVE CREVICES ACROSS TOP AND THEY ARE ACROSS ENTIRE...

Mileage: 98,542

TOP OF MY DASH WHERE THE GLOVEBOX IS ALL CRACK WHERE THE THE TAKATA INFLATORS OUR

TOP OF MY DASH WHERE THE GLOVEBOX IS ALL CRACK WHERE THE THE TAKATA INFLATORS OUR

TOP OF MY DASH WHERE THE GLOVEBOX IS ALL CRACK WHERE THE THE TAKATA INFLATORS OUR

DRIVE AXLE BROKE IN SIDE TORQUE CONVERTOR WHILE I WAS DRIVING 45 SPEED I HAD NO TRANS WHEN AXLE BROKE STEER CAR OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD SO ANOTHER VEHICLE DIDNOT HIT ME

CRACKS JUST STARTED TO APPEAR IN DASH OVER PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. THE DASHBOARD IS SPLIT FROM GLOVE BOX TO WINDSHIELD.

Mileage: 160,000

CLEAR COAT IS PEELING REAL BAD

Mileage: 125,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. AFTER EXITING THE HIGHWAY AND PULLING INTO A STORE PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE WAS BRIEFLY PARKED. UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE AND DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN IND...

Mileage: 200,897

2004 ACURA TL HAS A DASHBOARD THAT HAS SPLINTERED. IT STARTED BY THE PASSENGER AIRBAG, NOW THE COMPLETE DASHBOARD IS CRACKED.

DRIVING ALONG AND POWER GOES OUT. AS IF POPS OUT OF GEAR. BUT DO NOT HEAR A POPPING INTO AND OUT OF GEAR. THEN ALL THE SUDDEN POPS BACK INTO GEAR. THIS IS DANGEROUS. HIGH SPEED AND THEN POWER GOES OUT.

Mileage: 14,000

DRIVING ALONG AND POWER GOES OUT. AS IF POPS OUT OF GEAR. BUT DO NOT HEAR A POPPING INTO AND OUT OF GEAR. THEN ALL THE SUDDEN POPS BACK INTO GEAR. THIS IS DANGEROUS. HIGH SPEED AND THEN POWER GOES OUT.

Mileage: 14,000

DRIVING ALONG AND POWER GOES OUT. AS IF POPS OUT OF GEAR. BUT DO NOT HEAR A POPPING INTO AND OUT OF GEAR. THEN ALL THE SUDDEN POPS BACK INTO GEAR. THIS IS DANGEROUS. HIGH SPEED AND THEN POWER GOES OUT.

Mileage: 14,000

THE TOP OF THE DASH IN MY ACURA HAS MANY CRACKS THAT HAVE DEVELOPED TO THE POINT WHERE I BELIEVE IT MY IMPACT THE AIR BAG. MINOR CRACKS MIGHT BE SEEN WITH TIME IN THE DASH HOWEVER THESE ARE LARGE, NUMEROUS AND OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE FIXED.

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE YAW SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE...

Mileage: 108,000

POWERTRAIN RECALL ISSUE 04V176000....ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN WHEN I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO PARK JUST HIT THE CURB SLIGHTLY ..THEN THE D LIGHT STARTED BLINKING...VERY SCARY.

AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT ON INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATES PERIODICALLY. DASHBOARD HAS DEVELOPED ONE SIGNIFICANT CRACK DIRECTLY OVER THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE COMBINATION OF THE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT AND DASHBOARD CRACKS INDICATE A SAFETY ISSUE. IF THE AIRBAG WERE TO DEPLOY, I...

Mileage: 175,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FOURTH AND FIFTH CLUTCH PLATES FAILED AND NEEDED TO...

Mileage: 84,000

MY 2004 ACURA TL HAS RECENTLY BEEN EXPERIENCING ISSUES WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WOULD LOCK UP WHILE DRIVING, POTENTIALLY LEAVING MYSELF AND MY PASSENGER(S) SUSCEPTIBLE TO A VEHICULAR CRASH AND RENDERING THE VEHICLE IMMOBILE. WHILE CHECKING THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (NHTSA), TH...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TURNING THE VEHICLE ON, THE VSA WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED; HOWEVER, THE VSA WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY THE ILLUMINATION OF THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR. THE VEHICLE ...

Mileage: 116,220

VSA/ABS MODULE FAILURE. ABS, VSA AND BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON DASH BOARD. TOLD POTENTIAL ISSUE COULD BE BRAKES COULD LOCK UP SO NEEDS TO BE FIXED.

Mileage: 116,000

MY DASH IS CRACKING AT AN ACCELERATED RATE. FIRST AT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG, THEN STARTED SINKING DEEPER THAT MAKES AN OBVIOUS RECTANGLE ON MY DASH. MY CONCERN IS IF THE DASH IS DRY ENOUGH TO SPLIT ALONG THE AIRBAG SEAMS, THEN WHAT WOULD PREVENT SHARDS OF DASH FLYING OFF IF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS? THIS SH...

Mileage: 135,000

TURNING INTO A LANE IN THE TOWN (IN MOTION), A CAR RAN A RED LIGHT, T-BONED THE CAR DRIVER SIDE. TOTALED THE CAR AND SHIFTED THE ENTIRE CAR ACROSS THE FRAME. STEERING WHEEL BAG DID NOT INFLATE. IF IT DID IT WOULD HAVE HELPED MY INJURIES. RED LIGHTED BY A LARGE 1/2 TON OR MORE RED TRUCK AT ABOUT ...

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE DASHBOARD CRACKED NEAR THE PASSENGER SIDE AND EXPOSED THE AIR BAG. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 184,000.

Mileage: 184,000

AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT ON INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATES PERIODICALLY. DASHBOARD HAS DEVELOPED TWO SIGNIFICANT CRACKS DIRECTLY OVER THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE COMBINATION OF THE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT AND DASHBOARD CRACKS INDICATE A SAFETY ISSUE. IF THE AIRBAG WERE TO DEPLOY, ...

Mileage: 130,000

AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT ON INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATES PERIODICALLY. DASHBOARD HAS DEVELOPED TWO SIGNIFICANT CRACKS DIRECTLY OVER THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE COMBINATION OF THE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT AND DASHBOARD CRACKS INDICATE A SAFETY ISSUE. IF THE AIRBAG WERE TO DEPLOY, ...

Mileage: 130,000

I PURCHASED MY 2004 ACURA TL 3.2L IN AUGUST 2009. WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IT HAD NO MARKS ON THE DASH. ABOUT A YEAR AFTER PURCHASE I STARTED TO NOTICE A CRACK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE ABOUT TWO INCHES LONG. I THOUGHT I MIGHT'VE SCRATCHED IT WITH MY RING. AS TIME PAST, THAT SMALL CRACK BECAME VIRAL. ...

I HAVE ACURA TL 2004 WELL MAINTAINED SERVICE ON TIME . ONE DAY IT'S RAINING AND I DRIVE AROUND 10 MPH AND AFTER SOME TIME MY STEERING WAS FROZE I CAN'T MOVE I ABOUT TO GET CRASHED THEN I THINK IT MIGHT BE DUE TO STEERING FLUID I CHECK ITS ALMOST GOOD THEN I DRIVE NEXT FEW DAYS AND PROBLEM GONE BUT A...

Mileage: 184,000

I HAVE ACURA TL 2004 WELL MAINTAINED SERVICE ON TIME . ONE DAY IT'S RAINING AND I DRIVE AROUND 10 MPH AND AFTER SOME TIME MY STEERING WAS FROZE I CAN'T MOVE I ABOUT TO GET CRASHED THEN I THINK IT MIGHT BE DUE TO STEERING FLUID I CHECK ITS ALMOST GOOD THEN I DRIVE NEXT FEW DAYS AND PROBLEM GONE BUT A...

Mileage: 184,000

THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2004 TL BEGAN TO CRACK. I'VE HAD THE CAR SINCE 2008 WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS UNTIL NOW. THE DASH IS CRACKED IN TWO PLACES, ONE FROM THE FRONT ALL THE WAY TO THE EDGE OF THE COVER OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE OTHER CRACK COMES FROM THE FRONT UP TO THE MIDDLE...

Mileage: 117,000

FROM LAST 3-4 YEARS THE DASHBOARD IS GETTING CRACKS AND THE CRACK LINES ARE OVERLAPPING AIR BAGS PATH. FOR LAST 2 MONTHS THE AIR BAG LIGHTS ARE ON RANDOMLY.

Mileage: 110,000

MY DASHBOARD STARTED TO CRACK, VERY LITTLE TO START BUT NOW HAS 6 MAJOR CRACKS RUNNING UP AND DOWN THE ENTIRE DASH BOARD WITH THE CRACKS GOING COMPLEXLY AROUND THE AIR BAGS.

Mileage: 135,000

I HAVE A 2004 ACURA TL AND IN THE LAST MONTHS CRACKS HAVE APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD, DIRECTLY AROUND THE AIRBAG COMPARTMENT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. IT IS DEFINITELY A DEFECT OF WORKMANSHIP AND OR MATERIALS. THERE IS WAY TOO MUCH CONSISTENCY IN THE POSITIONS OF THE CRACKS. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF POSTS...

Mileage: 165,000

I HAVE A 2004 ACURA TL AND IN THE LAST MONTHS CRACKS HAVE APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD, DIRECTLY AROUND THE AIRBAG COMPARTMENT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. IT IS DEFINITELY A DEFECT OF WORKMANSHIP AND OR MATERIALS. THERE IS WAY TOO MUCH CONSISTENCY IN THE POSITIONS OF THE CRACKS. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF POSTS...

Mileage: 165,000

THE STEERING SHAFT ASSEMBLY AND CONTROL ARMS THAT CONNECT TO THE TIE RODS, SWAY BARS AND LINKS TO CV AXLE AND I BELEIVE RACK AND PINION SUSPENSION CAME APART FROM THE TIRES AND CAUSED ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE WITH MY CHILD AS A PASSENGER WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. WE ARE BOTH VERY LUCKY ...

Mileage: 157,000

THE STEERING SHAFT ASSEMBLY AND CONTROL ARMS THAT CONNECT TO THE TIE RODS, SWAY BARS AND LINKS TO CV AXLE AND I BELEIVE RACK AND PINION SUSPENSION CAME APART FROM THE TIRES AND CAUSED ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE WITH MY CHILD AS A PASSENGER WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. WE ARE BOTH VERY LUCKY ...

Mileage: 157,000

THE STEERING SHAFT ASSEMBLY AND CONTROL ARMS THAT CONNECT TO THE TIE RODS, SWAY BARS AND LINKS TO CV AXLE AND I BELEIVE RACK AND PINION SUSPENSION CAME APART FROM THE TIRES AND CAUSED ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE WITH MY CHILD AS A PASSENGER WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. WE ARE BOTH VERY LUCKY ...

Mileage: 157,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REP...

Mileage: 170,000

THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT, MY DASHBOARD SPLIT WHERE ONE OF THE AIRBAGS IS LOCATED

Mileage: 129,970

MY 04 TL HAS PRETTY MUCH HAD NOTHING BUT TLC SINCE I BOUGHT IT IN 2010 WITH 42000MILES NOW IN 2015 I'M AT 87000MILES AND I GET THE CRACKED DASH... I READ ABOUT THIS WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR AND I WAS HOPING I WAS GOING TO BE LUCKY BUT I GUESS NOT. MA 10/5 THIS IS OBVIOUSLY AN ACURA SCREW UP... UP...

Mileage: 87,000

CRACKS HAVE APPEARED IN THE DASHBOARD ESPECIALLY AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE THE FIRST CRACK APPEARED. DEALER SAYS TO TRADE IN THE CAR AND BUY A NEW ONE! WHY DOESN'T ACURA OWN THIS ISSUE AND FIX THIS SYSTEMIC PROBLEM THAT OWNERS ARE REPORTING? THIS IS POT...

CRACKS IN THE PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD BEGAN OVERNIGHT THAT OUTLINED THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. CAR IS GARAGED AND KEPT IN PARKING GARAGE AT WORK. DISCOLORATION OF THE DASH BEGAN AT 40,000 MILES ONLY INVOLVING THIS SAME PART. I USED MEGUIRES DASHBOARD PROTECTOR AT THE ADVICE OF THE ACURA DEALERSHIP SINCE...

Mileage: 115,000

FRONT PASSANGER DASH BEGAN TO CRACK IN AIRBAG AREA FOR NO APPEARENT REASON. WAS NOT OVER EXPOSED TO THE SUN AND VEHICAL HAD JUST OVER 80,000 MILES AT FIRST SIGHT OF DAMAGE. DASH CRACKING CONTINUED ON BOTH SIDES OF PASSANGER AIRBAG DOWN TOWARDS GLOVE COMPARTMENT. AIRBAG LIGHT IS PERMANENTLY ON DUE TO...

Mileage: 86,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE PASSENGER SIDE LEATHER SEAT WAS SEVERALLY DAMAGED AND TORN DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS...

Mileage: 104,000

I HAVE OWNED MY 2004 SINCE 2011 AND SINCE THEN I HAVE NOTICED MY DASH HAS BEEN CRACKING MORE AND MORE HAVE CRACK LINES ALL OVER THE DASH I AM NOT THE ONLY ACURA TL OWNER EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 187,000

THE CRACKS AROUND PASSANGER SIDE AIRBAG. THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE THE FIRST CRACK APPEAR. THE CRACKS ARE ON ALL OVER THE DASHBOARD. SOME CHIPPING STARTED NOW. I HAVE TAKEN TO THE DEALER MANY TIMES AND I WAS TOLD THERE IS NO ISSUE BUT COULDN'T CLEAR THE LIGHT. THE CAR IS ALWAYS PARKED...

Mileage: 29,000

THE CRACKS AROUND PASSANGER SIDE AIRBAG. THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE THE FIRST CRACK APPEAR. THE CRACKS ARE ON ALL OVER THE DASHBOARD. SOME CHIPPING STARTED NOW. I HAVE TAKEN TO THE DEALER MANY TIMES AND I WAS TOLD THERE IS NO ISSUE BUT COULDN'T CLEAR THE LIGHT. THE CAR IS ALWAYS PARKED...

Mileage: 29,000

EXTENSIVE CRACKING OF DASHBOARD COVER, INCLUDING NEAR PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WHICH MAY CAUSE DASHBOARD PIECES TO BECOME MISSILES IN THE EVENT OF DEPLOYMENT OF THIS AIRBAG. ACURA HAS OF THIS DATE NOT ISSUED A RECALL OR IN ANY WAY THAT I KNOW OF ACCEPTED RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PRODUCT ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 145,000

EXTENSIVE CRACKING OF DASHBOARD COVER, INCLUDING NEAR PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WHICH MAY CAUSE DASHBOARD PIECES TO BECOME MISSILES IN THE EVENT OF DEPLOYMENT OF THIS AIRBAG. ACURA HAS OF THIS DATE NOT ISSUED A RECALL OR IN ANY WAY THAT I KNOW OF ACCEPTED RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PRODUCT ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 145,000

A SMALL CRACK DEVELOPED ON THE DASHBOARD ON LEFT SIDE OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. OVER TIME, THE CRACK HAS GROWN AND ANOTHER CRACK HAS DEVELOPED ON THE RIGHT SIDE ALONG THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. BOTH CRACKS ARE OF EQUAL LENGTH RUNNING FROM THE TOP OF THE DASHBOARD DOWN PAST THE AIRBAG. NOW THERE ...

Mileage: 105,000

A SMALL CRACK DEVELOPED ON THE DASHBOARD ON LEFT SIDE OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. OVER TIME, THE CRACK HAS GROWN AND ANOTHER CRACK HAS DEVELOPED ON THE RIGHT SIDE ALONG THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. BOTH CRACKS ARE OF EQUAL LENGTH RUNNING FROM THE TOP OF THE DASHBOARD DOWN PAST THE AIRBAG. NOW THERE ...

Mileage: 105,000

THE DASHBOARD IS SPIDERWEBBING WITH CRACKS, ESPECIALLY AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

THE DASHBOARD CRACKED IN 3 PLACES. IT APPEARED TO ALMOST HAPPEN OVERNIGHT IT WAS SO QUICK. THE CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN GARAGED OR PARKED UNDER A COVER AT WORK. IT ONLY GETS DIRECT SUNLIGHT WHILE DRIVING AND THE OCCASIONAL STORE PARKING LOT. AT THIS WRITING THE NUMBER OF CRACKS IS NOW 6. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V351000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT FELT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWAR...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V092000 (VISIBILITY). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT TH...

Mileage: 100,000

3 CRACKS HAVE BEEN FORMING FOR THE LAST 6 MONTHS ON MY DASH FROM THE MIDDLE SPEAKER OVER TO THE LEFT AIRBAG COMPARTMENT AREA. THEY ARE NOW BEGINNING TO SPLIT. THE AIRBAG LIGHT ALSO NOW COMES ON WHEN THERE IS A PASSENGER RIDING ON THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT. DEALERSHIP GAVE ME A REPLACEMENT PRICE OF $25...

Mileage: 34,000

3 CRACKS HAVE BEEN FORMING FOR THE LAST 6 MONTHS ON MY DASH FROM THE MIDDLE SPEAKER OVER TO THE LEFT AIRBAG COMPARTMENT AREA. THEY ARE NOW BEGINNING TO SPLIT. THE AIRBAG LIGHT ALSO NOW COMES ON WHEN THERE IS A PASSENGER RIDING ON THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT. DEALERSHIP GAVE ME A REPLACEMENT PRICE OF $25...

Mileage: 34,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING POWER STEERING FLUID AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING HOSE HAD A LEAK AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS...

Mileage: 174,000

I AM THE 2ND OWNER OF A 2004 ACURA TL THAT I PURCHASED IN OCTOBER OF 2007. IT HAS BEEN A GREAT VEHICLE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A RECENT DEFECT ISSUE. THE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED MULTIPLE TIMES DIRECTLY OVER THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AS WELL AS OVER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IT APPEARS THIS IS A COMMON DE...

Mileage: 126,500

I AM THE 2ND OWNER OF A 2004 ACURA TL THAT I PURCHASED IN OCTOBER OF 2007. IT HAS BEEN A GREAT VEHICLE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A RECENT DEFECT ISSUE. THE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED MULTIPLE TIMES DIRECTLY OVER THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AS WELL AS OVER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IT APPEARS THIS IS A COMMON DE...

Mileage: 126,500

PASSENGER AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT HAD BEEN ON FOR AROUND 5 MONTHS PRIOR TO INCIDENT DATE WHERE THE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED RIGHT DOWN THE CENTER OF THE AIRBAG LOCATION AND TOWARD THE CENTER OF THE DASHBOARD AS WELL. WE ARE IN FEAR OF THE BAG CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH DUE TO DEPLOYING SPONTANEOUSLY...

Mileage: 89,000

THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE ACURA STAYS ON DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE DASH IS CRACKING SO BAD AROUND THE AIR BAG THAT IT APPEARS THE AIR BAG COULD VERY EASILY POP THROUGH THE DASH. I CONTACTED ACURA AS SOON AS I SAW THE CRACKS BUT OF COURSE THEY CLAIM ITS NOT DEFECTIVE JUST USUAL WEAR AND...

Mileage: 98,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD HAD SEVERELY CRACKED AROUND THE AIR BAG AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

I NOTICED A SMALL CRACK OVER MY PASSENGER AIRBAG AREA OVER A YEAR AGO. THAT SMALL CRACK HAS NOW GROWN TO A MUCH LARGER CRACK, IN SIZE AND DEPTH. SEVERAL CRACKS NOW ALL OVER DASHBOARD. THE ONES OVER PASSENGER AIRBAG CONCERN ME DUE TO ITS LOCATION. I HAVE READ THAT IT HAS CAUSED THE AIRBAG LIGHT TO TU...

Mileage: 120,000

I NOTICED A SMALL CRACK OVER MY PASSENGER AIRBAG AREA OVER A YEAR AGO. THAT SMALL CRACK HAS NOW GROWN TO A MUCH LARGER CRACK, IN SIZE AND DEPTH. SEVERAL CRACKS NOW ALL OVER DASHBOARD. THE ONES OVER PASSENGER AIRBAG CONCERN ME DUE TO ITS LOCATION. I HAVE READ THAT IT HAS CAUSED THE AIRBAG LIGHT TO TU...

Mileage: 120,000

IN MARCH OF LAST YEAR A CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD RUNNING PARALLEL TO THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG APPEARED AND EXTENDED FROM THE WINDSHIELD TO THE TO GLOVE COMPARTMENT. IN THE INTERVENING MONTHS, SEVERAL MORE CRACKS NEAR THE AIRBAG HAVE APPEARED AND THE SRS WARNING LIGHT IS ON WHENEVER THE IGNITION IS LIVE...

Mileage: 115,000

IN MARCH OF LAST YEAR A CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD RUNNING PARALLEL TO THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG APPEARED AND EXTENDED FROM THE WINDSHIELD TO THE TO GLOVE COMPARTMENT. IN THE INTERVENING MONTHS, SEVERAL MORE CRACKS NEAR THE AIRBAG HAVE APPEARED AND THE SRS WARNING LIGHT IS ON WHENEVER THE IGNITION IS LIVE...

Mileage: 115,000

I BOUGHT A CERTIFIED USED 2004 ACURA TL IN 2011. THE CAR WAS IN AWESOME SHAPE. THEN IN OCT. 2014, I NOTICED TWO CRACKS RUNNING FROM THE WINDSHIELD ALMOST TO THE GLOVE BOX. IT APPEARED TO OUTLINE THE AIRBAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. HAIRLINE CRACKS IN THE FIRST COUPLE OF WEEKS. THEN A COLD SPELL HIT AND...

Mileage: 123,000

I BOUGHT A CERTIFIED USED 2004 ACURA TL IN 2011. THE CAR WAS IN AWESOME SHAPE. THEN IN OCT. 2014, I NOTICED TWO CRACKS RUNNING FROM THE WINDSHIELD ALMOST TO THE GLOVE BOX. IT APPEARED TO OUTLINE THE AIRBAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. HAIRLINE CRACKS IN THE FIRST COUPLE OF WEEKS. THEN A COLD SPELL HIT AND...

Mileage: 123,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD BEGAN TO DETERIORATE AROUND THE AIR BAG. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE ...

Mileage: 110,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD BEGAN TO DETERIORATE AROUND THE AIR BAG. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE ...

Mileage: 110,000

IN THE LAST 10 DAYS, THE SRS DASH LIGHT CAME ON WITHOUT A KNOWN INCIDENT. RESEARCHING ONLINE ACURA INFORMATION, MANY AREAS REFERS TO CRACKING OF THE DASHBOARD AS A POSSIBLE REASON FOR THE SRS LIGHT TO STAY ON. UPON INVESTIGATION, THERE IS A 15 INCH CRACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, GOING DOWN THE RIGHT S...

Mileage: 43,000

IN THE LAST 10 DAYS, THE SRS DASH LIGHT CAME ON WITHOUT A KNOWN INCIDENT. RESEARCHING ONLINE ACURA INFORMATION, MANY AREAS REFERS TO CRACKING OF THE DASHBOARD AS A POSSIBLE REASON FOR THE SRS LIGHT TO STAY ON. UPON INVESTIGATION, THERE IS A 15 INCH CRACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, GOING DOWN THE RIGHT S...

Mileage: 43,000

IN THE LAST 10 DAYS, THE SRS DASH LIGHT CAME ON WITHOUT A KNOWN INCIDENT. RESEARCHING ONLINE ACURA INFORMATION, MANY AREAS REFERS TO CRACKING OF THE DASHBOARD AS A POSSIBLE REASON FOR THE SRS LIGHT TO STAY ON. UPON INVESTIGATION, THERE IS A 15 INCH CRACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, GOING DOWN THE RIGHT S...

Mileage: 43,000

IN THE LAST 10 DAYS, THE SRS DASH LIGHT CAME ON WITHOUT A KNOWN INCIDENT. RESEARCHING ONLINE ACURA INFORMATION, MANY AREAS REFERS TO CRACKING OF THE DASHBOARD AS A POSSIBLE REASON FOR THE SRS LIGHT TO STAY ON. UPON INVESTIGATION, THERE IS A 15 INCH CRACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, GOING DOWN THE RIGHT S...

Mileage: 43,000

IN THE LAST 10 DAYS, THE SRS DASH LIGHT CAME ON WITHOUT A KNOWN INCIDENT. RESEARCHING ONLINE ACURA INFORMATION, MANY AREAS REFERS TO CRACKING OF THE DASHBOARD AS A POSSIBLE REASON FOR THE SRS LIGHT TO STAY ON. UPON INVESTIGATION, THERE IS A 15 INCH CRACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, GOING DOWN THE RIGHT S...

Mileage: 43,000

IN THE LAST 10 DAYS, THE SRS DASH LIGHT CAME ON WITHOUT A KNOWN INCIDENT. RESEARCHING ONLINE ACURA INFORMATION, MANY AREAS REFERS TO CRACKING OF THE DASHBOARD AS A POSSIBLE REASON FOR THE SRS LIGHT TO STAY ON. UPON INVESTIGATION, THERE IS A 15 INCH CRACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, GOING DOWN THE RIGHT S...

Mileage: 43,000

I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 45-50 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES SUDDENLY CAME ON VERY HARD WITHOUT ME TOUCHING THE BRAKE PEDDLE AND THE CAR SLOWED VERY RAPIDLY (IN A STRAIGHT LINE) ALMOST TO A STOP. THE BRAKES WERE THEN RELEASED AS SUDDENLY AS THEY HAD BEEN APPLIED BEFORE THE CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE PULSE...

Mileage: 74,760

I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 45-50 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES SUDDENLY CAME ON VERY HARD WITHOUT ME TOUCHING THE BRAKE PEDDLE AND THE CAR SLOWED VERY RAPIDLY (IN A STRAIGHT LINE) ALMOST TO A STOP. THE BRAKES WERE THEN RELEASED AS SUDDENLY AS THEY HAD BEEN APPLIED BEFORE THE CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE PULSE...

Mileage: 74,760

I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM THAT EVERY 04 ACURA TL HAS. THE DASHBOARD HAS BEEN CRACKING ON ME AND MY AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT STAYS ON. I HAVE CONTACTED ACURA ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT INTO A DEALER SO THEY COULD LOOK AT IT AND SEND A REPORT. I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM ANYONE ABOUT FIXING T...

I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM THAT EVERY 04 ACURA TL HAS. THE DASHBOARD HAS BEEN CRACKING ON ME AND MY AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT STAYS ON. I HAVE CONTACTED ACURA ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT INTO A DEALER SO THEY COULD LOOK AT IT AND SEND A REPORT. I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM ANYONE ABOUT FIXING T...

MY VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING POWER STEERING LEAKS AND THERE IS A VERY LOUD WHINING NOISE WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED IN COOLER WEATHER. I WENT TO AN ACURA AND HONDA DEALER AND THEY NOTED THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS AND THE PREVIOUS RECALL ISSUE HAS ALREADY BEEN FIXED. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD SIMILAR COMPLAINTS A...

Mileage: 102,000

THE PROBLEM STARTED WITH ONE SPLIT LINE ON THE LEFT MIDDLE SIDE OF MY DASHBOARD. I THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT, BECAUSE IT LOOKED LIKE PART OF THE UNIT. HOWEVER, AS TIME WENT BY, MORE SPLITS OCCURRED IN SIMILAR AREAS AND IS STILL CONTINUING TO SPREAD ACROSS THE WHOLE DASH . IT HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY ...

Mileage: 35,000

PURCHASED 2004 ACURA TL IN LATE AUGUST 2014. INITIALLY THOUGHT THE MARKINGS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE DASHBOARD WERE AS DESIGNED DUE TO THE UNIFORM APPEARANCE. TURNS OUT, THERE ARE MULTIPLE CRACKS IN THE DASH GOING IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS. CRACKS ARE AT LEAST 10 INCHES AND THERE ARE SEVERAL. ...

PURCHASED 2004 ACURA TL IN LATE AUGUST 2014. INITIALLY THOUGHT THE MARKINGS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE DASHBOARD WERE AS DESIGNED DUE TO THE UNIFORM APPEARANCE. TURNS OUT, THERE ARE MULTIPLE CRACKS IN THE DASH GOING IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS. CRACKS ARE AT LEAST 10 INCHES AND THERE ARE SEVERAL. ...

MY 2004 ACURA TL HAS A DEFECTIVE DASHBOARD. I'VE SEEN CRACKING IN MY DASHBOARD THAT WAS DISGUISED IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SINCE 2007. IT ORIGINALLY LOOKED LIKE THE CRACK WAS PART OF THE DESIGN ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IN THE PAST THREE YEARS, THE CRACKING HAS SPREAD ALL OVER THE DASHBOARD TO THE...

Mileage: 100,000

MY 2004 ACURA TL HAS A DEFECTIVE DASHBOARD. I'VE SEEN CRACKING IN MY DASHBOARD THAT WAS DISGUISED IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SINCE 2007. IT ORIGINALLY LOOKED LIKE THE CRACK WAS PART OF THE DESIGN ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IN THE PAST THREE YEARS, THE CRACKING HAS SPREAD ALL OVER THE DASHBOARD TO THE...

Mileage: 100,000

MY 2004 ACURA TL HAS A DEFECTIVE DASHBOARD. I'VE SEEN CRACKING IN MY DASHBOARD THAT WAS DISGUISED IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SINCE 2007. IT ORIGINALLY LOOKED LIKE THE CRACK WAS PART OF THE DESIGN ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IN THE PAST THREE YEARS, THE CRACKING HAS SPREAD ALL OVER THE DASHBOARD TO THE...

Mileage: 100,000

DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED (~10+ INCHES) NEED AIRBAG SEEM. CRACK IS LARGE. MAY RESULT IN HIGH VELOCITY DEBRIS DURING AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. MAY RESULT IN IMPROPER AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED (~10+ INCHES) NEED AIRBAG SEEM. CRACK IS LARGE. MAY RESULT IN HIGH VELOCITY DEBRIS DURING AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. MAY RESULT IN IMPROPER AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO BE FALLING OUT OF GEAR. ITS AN AUTOMATIC AND WHEN I PUT IT INTO DRIVE SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T GO ALTHOUGH THE RPM STILL GOES UP AND GAS IS STILL BEING PUSHED SO IM PRETTY SURE THE CAR THINKS ITS GOING WHEN ITS NOT. WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY ROAD MY ACURA DECIDED TO FALL OUT...

Mileage: 123,000

THERE APPEARS TO BE A DEFECT WITH THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. THE WARNING LIGHT WAS INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED, AND IT NOW REMAINS LIT NEARLY EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN. I BROUGHT THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP (ACURA OF STEVENS CREEK IN CALIFORNIA). THEY SEE THE AIR BAG SYSTEM ISSUE, BUT WILL NOT TAK...

Mileage: 91,000

A SMALL CRACK DEVELOPED ON THE DASHBOARD ON LEFT SIDE OF THE PASSANGER SIDE AIRBAG. OVER TIME, THE CRACK HAS GROWN AND ANOTHER CRACK HAS DEVELOPED ON THE RIGHT SIDE ALONG THE PASSANGER SIDE AIRBAG. BOTH CRACKS ARE OF EQUAL LENGTH RUNNING FROM THE TOP OF THE DASHBOARD DOWN PAST THE AIRBAG. THIS DEFIN...

Mileage: 105,000

A SMALL CRACK DEVELOPED ON THE DASHBOARD ON LEFT SIDE OF THE PASSANGER SIDE AIRBAG. OVER TIME, THE CRACK HAS GROWN AND ANOTHER CRACK HAS DEVELOPED ON THE RIGHT SIDE ALONG THE PASSANGER SIDE AIRBAG. BOTH CRACKS ARE OF EQUAL LENGTH RUNNING FROM THE TOP OF THE DASHBOARD DOWN PAST THE AIRBAG. THIS DEFIN...

Mileage: 105,000

DASHBOARD HAS STARTED CRACKING FROM 85000 MILES ONWARDS. NOW BY 124000 MILES, THE DASH HAS SO MANY CRACKS THAT I AM WORRIED THAT THE AIRBAGS MAY POP OUT ANYTIME SOON. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

Mileage: 124,000

SEVERAL TIME MY RIGHT BRAKES HAVE COMPLETELY LOCKED UP FOR A FEW SECONDS WITH NO WARNING. THIS CAUSE CAR TO VEER OFF TO THE RIGHT NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AND CAN BE RECREATED. *TR

Mileage: 69,000

SEVERAL TIME MY RIGHT BRAKES HAVE COMPLETELY LOCKED UP FOR A FEW SECONDS WITH NO WARNING. THIS CAUSE CAR TO VEER OFF TO THE RIGHT NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AND CAN BE RECREATED. *TR

Mileage: 69,000

IN 2010 I TOOK MY TL IN BECAUSE MY DASH WAS SHOWING CRACKS IN IT, ACURA REP TOLD ME THAT THEY WERE AWARE THAT OWNERS OF OTHER TL 'S WERE COMPLAINING ABOUT IT TOO. BUT HE TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO. AS OF TODAY 08 11 2014 I HAVE 11 BIG CRACKS IN IT. ACURA NEEDS TO RECALL THEM AND FIX THIS....

Mileage: 92,000

THE DASHBOARD STARTED CRACKING AND KEEPS GETTING LONG WHERE THE AIRBAG IS ON PASSENGER SIDE. *JS

THE DASHBOARD STARTED CRACKING AND KEEPS GETTING LONG WHERE THE AIRBAG IS ON PASSENGER SIDE. *JS

WHILE CLEANING THE INSIDE OF MY 2004 ACURA TL, I NOTICED THAT THE DASHBOARD OVER THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WAS CRACKING. THE CRACKING IS IN A SYMMETRICALLY RECTANGULAR SHAPE DIRECTLY OVER THE AIRBAG. I CHECKED WITH ACURA AND THEY CLAIM THAT THERE IS NO RECALL OR MARKET ACTION REGARDING THIS DEFECT. I TH...

Mileage: 70,000

A SMALL CRACK DEVELOPED ON THE DASHBOARD ON LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRBAG. OVER TIME, THE CRACK HAS GROWN AND ANOTHER CRACK HAS DEVELOPED ON THE RIGHT SIDE ALONG THE AIRBAG. BOTH CRACKS ARE OF EQUAL LENGTH RUNNING FROM THE TOP OF THE DASHBOARD DOWN PAST THE AIRBAG. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

REAR VIEW MIRROR BEGAN TO DISCOLOR, CHANGES COLORS, AND CONTINUES TO MAKE VARIOUS FORMATIONS WITHIN THE GLASS. ADDITIONALLY, THE MIRROR HAS CLOUDED. IN RESEARCHING THE ISSUE, INTERNET ARTICLES AND THE DEALERS INDICATE THAT THE MIRROR CONTAINS GAS AND FLUIDS THAT DIMINISH GLARE AT NIGHT, BUT FAIL...

Mileage: 145,000

THE DASH JUST ALWAYS HAD A LINE IN IT. IT LOOKED AS IF IT IS WHERE THE AIRBAG IS. AND NOW IT JUST STARTED TO CRACK. I'M JUST NOT SURE IF IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD OR NOT AND IF THE AIRBAG WILL STILL WORK. *JS

Mileage: 125,900

THE DASH JUST ALWAYS HAD A LINE IN IT. IT LOOKED AS IF IT IS WHERE THE AIRBAG IS. AND NOW IT JUST STARTED TO CRACK. I'M JUST NOT SURE IF IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD OR NOT AND IF THE AIRBAG WILL STILL WORK. *JS

Mileage: 125,900

DASHBOARD CRACKED ON PASSENGER AIRBAG AND KNOW HAS STARTED CRACKING ALL OVER DASHBOARD IN A MATTER OF A DAY, ACURA SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS AS THIS CAR HAS BEEN MAINTAINED BY ACURA FOR THE LIFE OF THE PRODUCT. *TR

Mileage: 1,333,000

DASHBOARD DEVELOPED 9 CRACKS IN ONE DAY. SEVERAL CRACKS RUN ACROSS THE PASSENGERS SIDE AIR BAG. MAY BE A SAFETY ISSUE ALONG WITH DEFECTIVE PARTS. *JS

Mileage: 85,000

DASHBOARD DEVELOPED 9 CRACKS IN ONE DAY. SEVERAL CRACKS RUN ACROSS THE PASSENGERS SIDE AIR BAG. MAY BE A SAFETY ISSUE ALONG WITH DEFECTIVE PARTS. *JS

Mileage: 85,000

WALKED OUT TO MY CAR ONE MORNING AND FOUND MY DASH TO BE CRACKED. A BIG CRACK IN THE CENTER. THE CAR IS A 2004 MODEL, BUT I OWNED A 1984 CAR AND THE DASH NEVER CRACKED. THERE ARE A LOT OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS ONLINE WITH THE SAME MODEL OF CAR AND YEAR. THIS IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT AND NEEDS TO BE REC...

Mileage: 95,768

WHILE I WAS DRIVING, I HEARD A BUZZING NOISE. I TURNED TO MY PASSENGER SIDE TO REALIZE MY DASHBOARD AIRBAG WAS CRACKING! THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED! *TR

Mileage: 127,900

WHILE I WAS DRIVING, I HEARD A BUZZING NOISE. I TURNED TO MY PASSENGER SIDE TO REALIZE MY DASHBOARD AIRBAG WAS CRACKING! THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED! *TR

Mileage: 127,900

WITHIN A 24-HOUR PERIOD, NUMEROUS CRACKS APPEARED ON THE TOP OF THE DASHBOARD. MOST NOTICEABLE ARE TWO CRACKS THAT OUTLINE THE PORTION OF THE DASH THAT COVERS THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS CONDITION WILL AFFECT THE OPERATION OF THE AIRBAG AND ITS DEPLOYMENT WHEN ACTIVATED IN ...

Mileage: 116,025

WITHIN A 24-HOUR PERIOD, NUMEROUS CRACKS APPEARED ON THE TOP OF THE DASHBOARD. MOST NOTICEABLE ARE TWO CRACKS THAT OUTLINE THE PORTION OF THE DASH THAT COVERS THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS CONDITION WILL AFFECT THE OPERATION OF THE AIRBAG AND ITS DEPLOYMENT WHEN ACTIVATED IN ...

Mileage: 116,025

I HAD TO SLAM ON MY BRAKES TODAY TO AVOID HITTING A CAR. THE ABS KICKED IN LIKE IT SHOULD AND I HEARD THE CLICKING OF IT GOING ON AND OFF. I STOPPED IN TIME BUT NOTICED WHEN I STEP ON MY BRAKE NOW, IT GOES ABOUT HALF WAY DOWN BEFORE THEY START TO ENGAGE. II DID A SEARCH AND FOUND THE FOLLOWING TSB...

Mileage: 25,000

THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS OF THIS ACURA TL WERE FAILING TO TURN ON WHEN PRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL OR WERE EXTREMELY DIM. ANOTHER DRIVER NOTIFIED ME WHEN HE NEARLY REAR ENDED THE CAR. THE PROBLEM WAS DETERMINED TO BE A FAULTY BRAKE SWITCH, WHICH SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE ON MANY (2004+) TLS BASED ON...

Mileage: 109,000

WE PURCHASED AN ACURA TL IN 2013 AS A THIRD OWNER. WE LOVE THE CAR AND IS ALWAYS GARAGE KEPT. HOWEVER, ONE DAY SUDDENLY CRACKS STARTING APPEARING ALONG THE DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE. ALSO, THE CRACKS PROPAGATED ALONG THE DRIVER'S SIDE TOO. WHEN I CHECKED ONLINE, I WASN'T THE ONLY ONE WITH THI...

Mileage: 93,000

WE PURCHASED AN ACURA TL IN 2013 AS A THIRD OWNER. WE LOVE THE CAR AND IS ALWAYS GARAGE KEPT. HOWEVER, ONE DAY SUDDENLY CRACKS STARTING APPEARING ALONG THE DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE. ALSO, THE CRACKS PROPAGATED ALONG THE DRIVER'S SIDE TOO. WHEN I CHECKED ONLINE, I WASN'T THE ONLY ONE WITH THI...

Mileage: 93,000

MY SON PURCHASED A NEW 2004 ACURA TL FROM THE ELK GROVE CA DEALERSHIP WITH MONEY HE SAVED WHILE IN THE NAVY. HE HAS HAD THE CAR AND MAINTAINED IT THROUGH THE END OF LAST YEAR BUT HAS BEEN AWARE FOR AWHILE THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS IN NEED OF REPLACING. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL (04V176000) APRIL 15,...

Mileage: 145,000

MY SON PURCHASED A NEW 2004 ACURA TL FROM THE ELK GROVE CA DEALERSHIP WITH MONEY HE SAVED WHILE IN THE NAVY. HE HAS HAD THE CAR AND MAINTAINED IT THROUGH THE END OF LAST YEAR BUT HAS BEEN AWARE FOR AWHILE THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS IN NEED OF REPLACING. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL (04V176000) APRIL 15,...

Mileage: 145,000

AIRBAGS ARE ABOUT TO BLOW THRU THE DASH. THE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON MOST OF THE TIME AND THE DASH IS CRACKING REALLY BAD AROUND THE DASH. THE CRACK STARTED JUST AROUND THE AIRBAG CRACKING THE PERFECT SHAPE OF THE AIRBAG. NOW IT IS CRACKING ALL AROUND THE AIRBAG. SEEMS AS THO THE AIRBAGS COULD COME OU...

Mileage: 80,000

AIRBAGS ARE ABOUT TO BLOW THRU THE DASH. THE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON MOST OF THE TIME AND THE DASH IS CRACKING REALLY BAD AROUND THE DASH. THE CRACK STARTED JUST AROUND THE AIRBAG CRACKING THE PERFECT SHAPE OF THE AIRBAG. NOW IT IS CRACKING ALL AROUND THE AIRBAG. SEEMS AS THO THE AIRBAGS COULD COME OU...

Mileage: 80,000

WE PURCHASED A 2004 ACURA TL FROM A LOCAL OWNER. AFTER WE PURCHASED THE CAR, THE DASHBOARD STARTED CRACKING EVERYWHERE! THERE ARE PROBABLY OVER 15 CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD. I CALLED ACURA & THEY TOLD ME I WASN'T A LOYAL CUSTOMER & THE CAR IS TOO OLD! THEY SAID IT WOULD BE AROUND $1700 TO REPLACE T...

Mileage: 150,000

ONGOING PROBLEMS WENT TO DEALER TOLD WAS FINE. EXPERIENCE LEAKS AND NOISE ISSUES WAS TOLD NO PROBLEM. BACK TO DEALER WAS TOLD SOMETHING WRONG WITH STEERING RACK , POWER STEERING PUMP AND LEAK SOMEWHERE. VEHICLE HAD SEVERAL RECALLS IN PAST FOR SAME PROBLEMS. *TR

ONGOING PROBLEMS WENT TO DEALER TOLD WAS FINE. EXPERIENCE LEAKS AND NOISE ISSUES WAS TOLD NO PROBLEM. BACK TO DEALER WAS TOLD SOMETHING WRONG WITH STEERING RACK , POWER STEERING PUMP AND LEAK SOMEWHERE. VEHICLE HAD SEVERAL RECALLS IN PAST FOR SAME PROBLEMS. *TR

THE DASH HAS BEGUN TO CRACK AND I FEAR IT IS GOING TO WEAKEN THE DASH WHERE MY AIR BAGS ARE LOCATED, RESULTING IN A DEPLOYMENT. *TR

Mileage: 164,000

THE DASH HAS BEGUN TO CRACK AND I FEAR IT IS GOING TO WEAKEN THE DASH WHERE MY AIR BAGS ARE LOCATED, RESULTING IN A DEPLOYMENT. *TR

Mileage: 164,000

DASHBOARD CRACKED SUDDENLY ABOVE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG COMPARTMENT EXPOSING THE AIRBAG COMPARTMENT TO THE SUN THROUGH THE CRACK. DASHBOARD ALSO DEFORMED AND APPEARS TO BE STICKING TO AIRBAG COMPARTMENT AROUND THE EDGES ON THE TOP. THE CRACK IS GROWING. THE CRACK INITIALLY FORMED SUDDENLY WHILE I WA...

Mileage: 48,500

DASHBOARD CRACKED SUDDENLY ABOVE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG COMPARTMENT EXPOSING THE AIRBAG COMPARTMENT TO THE SUN THROUGH THE CRACK. DASHBOARD ALSO DEFORMED AND APPEARS TO BE STICKING TO AIRBAG COMPARTMENT AROUND THE EDGES ON THE TOP. THE CRACK IS GROWING. THE CRACK INITIALLY FORMED SUDDENLY WHILE I WA...

Mileage: 48,500

PARKED THE CAR AT NIGHT IN THE GARAGE AS IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW. CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN PAMPERED AND HAS NEVER SPENT TIME OUTSIDE OF A GARAGE EXCEPT FOR RARE OCCASIONS VISITING FAMILY OUT OF TOWN FOR THE WEEKEND. EVEN WITH THAT, THE CAR MAYBE SPENDS A TOTAL OF 30 SOME ODD DAYS A...

Mileage: 97,000

PROBLEM WITH POWER STEERING HOSE LEAKING CAUSING SMOKE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. I READ ON ACURA WEBSITE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE POWER STEERING HOSE LEAKING FOR 2004-2008 ACURA TL. I AM EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM AND READ IT CAN CAUSE A FIRE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A CRACK HAD DEVELOPED ACROSS THE DASHBOARD. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD ALLOW THE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY INADVERTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD NEED...

Mileage: 98,000

DASH BOARD DRIVER TO PASSENGER SIDE MANY LARGE LONG CRACKS. ACURA TL OWNERS GET NO RESPONSE FROM ACURA MOTOR COMPANY ON THIS DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 78,500

DASH BOARD DRIVER TO PASSENGER SIDE MANY LARGE LONG CRACKS. ACURA TL OWNERS GET NO RESPONSE FROM ACURA MOTOR COMPANY ON THIS DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 78,500

I OWN A 2004 ACURA TL THAT I PURCHASED IN APRIL 2013. AFTER I HAD THE CAR A MONTH IT BEGAN TO RIDE ROUGH WHERE THE DRIVE IS NORMALLY SMOOTH FOR ABOUT A DAY. AFTER A DAY THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THEN ABOUT AM HOUR LATER THE VSA AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE IGNITED, THEN THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ANY MOR...

Mileage: 104,579

CRACK ON DASHBOARD ON PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. THERE HAS BEEN NO ACCIDENT. DEALER WILL NOT FIX IT AS THERE IS NO WARRANTY LEFT. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

CRACK ON DASHBOARD ON PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. THERE HAS BEEN NO ACCIDENT. DEALER WILL NOT FIX IT AS THERE IS NO WARRANTY LEFT. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD CRACKED ABOUT 12 INCHES. THE CRACK GOES UP RIGHT BETWEEN THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. FOR THIS REASON ALONE THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. IT MAKES MY CAR LOOK TERRIBLE. I HATE WHEN PEOPLE SEE THE CRACK. THEY ALWAYS SAY "I THOUGHT THESE ACURA'S WERE N...

Mileage: 240,599

THE DASHBOARD OF MY CAR STARTED CRACKING AROUND NOVEMBER OF 2011, IT IS NOW COMPLETELY COVERED IN LARGE CRACKS, INCLUDING ONE RIGHT OVER THE CENTER OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. MY MAIN CONCERN IS THE FACT THAT THE DASH IS OBVIOUSLY NOT STRUCTURALLY SOUND, THEREFORE IN THE EVENT THAT THE PASSENGER ...

Mileage: 32,000

THE DASHBOARD OF MY CAR STARTED CRACKING AROUND NOVEMBER OF 2011, IT IS NOW COMPLETELY COVERED IN LARGE CRACKS, INCLUDING ONE RIGHT OVER THE CENTER OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. MY MAIN CONCERN IS THE FACT THAT THE DASH IS OBVIOUSLY NOT STRUCTURALLY SOUND, THEREFORE IN THE EVENT THAT THE PASSENGER ...

Mileage: 32,000

IN THE MONTH OF AUGUST OF 2011, MY 2004 ACURA TL STARTED A MINOR 2 INCH LONG CRACK ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE NEAR THE FRONTAL AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT AREA. THE FOLLOWING DAY THE CRACK EXPANDED TO OVER 6 INCHES. DURING THE NEXT FEW MONTHS THE CRACK MULTIPLIED INTO SEVERAL CRACKS ALONG THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD...

Mileage: 98,000

I FOUND A CRACK ON THE DASH ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE COMING FRONT TO BACK APPROX 18 INCHES AND THEN SPREADING SIDEWAYS FOR OVER 2FT. I CALLED ACURA AND THEY SAY ITS NOT COVERED BECAUSE ITS CONSIDERED WEAR AND TEAR AND THAT IT'D COST APPROX $2000 TO FIX. OTHER PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED AND THERE'S FORUMS OF...

Mileage: 98,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MA...

Mileage: 90,000

DASHBOARD IS CRACKING ON ITS OWN, NOT DUE TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. CRACKS ARE OVER THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AND OTHER PARTS OF DASHBOARD. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

DASHBOARD IS CRACKING ON ITS OWN, NOT DUE TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. CRACKS ARE OVER THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AND OTHER PARTS OF DASHBOARD. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED OVER THE AIR BAG AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. TH...

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DASHBOARD WAS FRACTURED UNDER THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG AREA, EXPOSING PART OF THE AIR BAG. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000....UPDATED 11...

Mileage: 57,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DASHBOARD WAS FRACTURED UNDER THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG AREA, EXPOSING PART OF THE AIR BAG. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE ...

I HAVE A LONG 5 INCH CRACK ON MY DASHBOARD THAT COVERS THE AIRBAG. IT APPEARED OUT OF NO WHERE AND THAT IS A WELL KNOWN ISSUE THAT ACURA IS AWARE OF BUT DOESN'T RECALL. IT WILL GET WORSE AND IM AFRAID IT WILL AFFECT THE ABILITY OF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYING PROPERLY. *JB

Mileage: 112,000

I HAVE A LONG 5 INCH CRACK ON MY DASHBOARD THAT COVERS THE AIRBAG. IT APPEARED OUT OF NO WHERE AND THAT IS A WELL KNOWN ISSUE THAT ACURA IS AWARE OF BUT DOESN'T RECALL. IT WILL GET WORSE AND IM AFRAID IT WILL AFFECT THE ABILITY OF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYING PROPERLY. *JB

Mileage: 112,000

MY DASHBOARD HAS DEVELOPED A FOOT LONG CRACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. I HAVE TALKED TO ACURA OFFICE AND ONLY COULD FILE THE CASE FOR ME. ACURA NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT . CAUSE IT'S SEVERAL ACURA TL WITH THE SAME PROBLEM NOT JUST MINE. I'M A VERY UPSET OWNER. *TR

THE BIGGEST PROBLEM WITH MY ACURA IS THE BATTERY. I HAVE REPLACED AT LEAST 4 BATTERIES SINCE ABOUT 39,000 MILES. I NEVER KNEW WHY MY BATTERY WAS DYING UNTIL ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO, AN EMPLOYEE AT ACURA TOLD ME THAT THE HANDS FREE LINK IS DRAINING TOO MUCH OF THE BATTERY BECAUSE OF SOME FAULTY EQUIPMEN...

Mileage: 39,000

THE BIGGEST PROBLEM WITH MY ACURA IS THE BATTERY. I HAVE REPLACED AT LEAST 4 BATTERIES SINCE ABOUT 39,000 MILES. I NEVER KNEW WHY MY BATTERY WAS DYING UNTIL ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO, AN EMPLOYEE AT ACURA TOLD ME THAT THE HANDS FREE LINK IS DRAINING TOO MUCH OF THE BATTERY BECAUSE OF SOME FAULTY EQUIPMEN...

Mileage: 39,000

CRACKS DEVELOPED ON DASH BOARD. SMALL AT FIRST BUT HAVE GROWN OVER THE PAST 2 YEARS. I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A COSMETIC PROBLEM BUT HAVE READ RECENTLY THAT THIS COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING. ACURA REFUSES TO FIX OR REMEDY THE PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH I HAVE PROVIDED APPROPRIATE ...

Mileage: 70,000

CRACKS DEVELOPED ON DASH BOARD. SMALL AT FIRST BUT HAVE GROWN OVER THE PAST 2 YEARS. I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A COSMETIC PROBLEM BUT HAVE READ RECENTLY THAT THIS COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING. ACURA REFUSES TO FIX OR REMEDY THE PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH I HAVE PROVIDED APPROPRIATE ...

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO GEAR ABRUPTLY. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO HESITATE BETWEEN GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOUL...

Mileage: 124,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE ACTIVATED AND THEN FAILED TO OPERATE. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE WITH CAUTION. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V09...

Mileage: 160,000

MY DASHBOARD HAS DEVELOPED SEVERAL CRACKS. I FEEL THAT IS UNSAFE SINCE IT HAS A CRACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OVER THE AIR BAG. ACURA NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT . CAUSE IT'S SEVERAL ACURA TL WITH THE SAME PROBLEM NOT JUST MINE. I'M A VERY UPSET OWNER. A GREAT ENGINE BUT LOW QUALITY INTERIOR SINCE...

Mileage: 90,000

MY DASHBOARD HAS DEVELOPED SEVERAL CRACKS. I FEEL THAT IS UNSAFE SINCE IT HAS A CRACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OVER THE AIR BAG. ACURA NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT . CAUSE IT'S SEVERAL ACURA TL WITH THE SAME PROBLEM NOT JUST MINE. I'M A VERY UPSET OWNER. A GREAT ENGINE BUT LOW QUALITY INTERIOR SINCE...

Mileage: 90,000

DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED DIRECTLY OVER THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. CAR IS STORED IN A GARAGE DAILY AND OUT OF EXCESSIVE HEAT/COLD YEAR ROUND. STEERING WHEEL COVER OVER THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG ALSO HAS CRACKED. BOTH CRACKS SHOW VISIBLE OUTLINE OF THE AIRBAGS. ADDRESSED THE STEERING WHEEL CRACK WITH T...

Mileage: 108,000

DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED DIRECTLY OVER THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. CAR IS STORED IN A GARAGE DAILY AND OUT OF EXCESSIVE HEAT/COLD YEAR ROUND. STEERING WHEEL COVER OVER THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG ALSO HAS CRACKED. BOTH CRACKS SHOW VISIBLE OUTLINE OF THE AIRBAGS. ADDRESSED THE STEERING WHEEL CRACK WITH T...

Mileage: 108,000

GOT IN MY CAR ONE MORNING AND NOTICED A HUGE CRACK ON THE DASH OF THE PASSENGER SIDE WHERE THE AIRBAG IS. I FEEL THIS COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOWS THE LACK OF QUALITY MATERIAL USED IN CARS. I DON'T FEEL THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY THE EXPENSIVE COST TO REPAIR THIS SEEING AS I'VE PAID THE EXPENSIV...

MY DASHBOARD HAS DEVELOPED A CRACK STARTING FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE EXTENDING TO THE PASSENGER'S SIDE WITHOUT A CAUSE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT AND IS WORRISOME TO ME. *TR

Mileage: 115,000

THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING SEVERELY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CRACKS ARE EXPANDING RAPIDLY, AND IT LOOKS LIKE AN OUTLINE OF THE AIRBAG COMPARTMENT. I'M AFRAID THAT THE AIRBAG WILL DEPLOY ACCIDENTALLY, AND/OR THAT THE PIECES OF THE DASHBOARD WILL INJURE SOMEONE RIDING ON THE PASSENGER ...

Mileage: 101,000

THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING SEVERELY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CRACKS ARE EXPANDING RAPIDLY, AND IT LOOKS LIKE AN OUTLINE OF THE AIRBAG COMPARTMENT. I'M AFRAID THAT THE AIRBAG WILL DEPLOY ACCIDENTALLY, AND/OR THAT THE PIECES OF THE DASHBOARD WILL INJURE SOMEONE RIDING ON THE PASSENGER ...

Mileage: 101,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND HE WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION LEAK ON BOTH SIDES OF THE MOUNT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO INSPECTED THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSIO...

Mileage: 80,000

MY 2004 ACURA DASHBOARD CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES. IT IS A KNOWN 2004- 2005 TL ISSUE BUT THERE IS NO RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 66,780

THE VSA (STABILITY CONTROL) SYSTEM ON MY 2004 ACURA TL MALFUNCTIONED. THE SYSTEM WOULD CAUSE THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE TO ACTIVATE BY ITSELF, CAUSING THE CAR TO SEVERELY SWERVE TO THE RIGHT. AFTER A HALF-SECOND OR SO, THE VSA WOULD DISENGAGE AND THE FAULT INDICATOR WOULD LITE UP ON THE DASHBOARD. THE AC...

Mileage: 102,500

OVERNIGHT MY DASH BOARD HAS SIGNIFICANT CRACKS THIS CAR HAS BEEN GARAGE KEPT AND APPARENTLY MANY 04 AND 05 ACURA'S HAVE THIS ISSUE LOOKS TERRIBLE AND DEALER WANTS 1500 TO REPLACE I THINK A RECALL IS IN ORDER FROM ACURA/HONDA I AM SO FRUSTRATED NOW ... ALMOST WANT TO GET RIDE OF THIS CAR BECAUS...

Mileage: 116,000

UPON ENTERING MY CAR IN THE DRIVEWAY TO GO TO WORK ON JANUARY 17TH 2013, I NOTICED THAT THE DASHBOARD HAD A CRACK FROM THE WINDSHIELD TO THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT ALONG THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. THIS CRACK WAS NOT THERE PREVIOUSLY. THE FOLLOWING DAY, I NOTICED SEVERAL MORE CRACKS ABOVE THE GAUGES AND ...

Mileage: 61,000

MY 2004 ACURA TL HAS A FEW LARGE CRACKS ON THA DASH/INSTRUMENT PANEL. I AM THE SECOND OWNER THAT HAS BEEN GARAGE KEPT AND VERY WELL MAINTAINED. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND THAT A LUXURY CAR WOULD HAVE SUCH A DEFECT THAT MAY PRODUCE SERIOUS INJURIES ON OUR CHILDREN OR SPOUSES. ACURAZINE.COM, FACEBOOK, TWITTE...

Mileage: 123,145

MY 2004 ACURA TL HAS A FEW LARGE CRACKS ON THA DASH/INSTRUMENT PANEL. I AM THE SECOND OWNER THAT HAS BEEN GARAGE KEPT AND VERY WELL MAINTAINED. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND THAT A LUXURY CAR WOULD HAVE SUCH A DEFECT THAT MAY PRODUCE SERIOUS INJURIES ON OUR CHILDREN OR SPOUSES. ACURAZINE.COM, FACEBOOK, TWITTE...

Mileage: 123,145

THE ENTIRE DASH OF MY ACURA HAS CRACKED AND THE CRACKS ARE EVERYWHERE. OVER THE AIR BAGS, NEAR THE AIR BAGS....EVERYWHERE!! WHAT IS GOING ON!? *TR

Mileage: 85,000

THE ENTIRE DASH OF MY ACURA HAS CRACKED AND THE CRACKS ARE EVERYWHERE. OVER THE AIR BAGS, NEAR THE AIR BAGS....EVERYWHERE!! WHAT IS GOING ON!? *TR

Mileage: 85,000

BOUGHT THIS CAR IN THE DARK. NEXT MORNING I DISCOVERED THE ENTIRE DASH ON BOTH SIDES IS SPLIT. I DON'T HAVE ANOTHER 10K TO SPEND ON A VEHICLE BUT AM TERRIFIED OF DRIVING IN IT WITH MY CHILDREN AS THE AIRBAG SEEMS TO BE WHERE THE SPREADING STARTED. PLEASE HELP!!!! *TR

WHILE ON A HILL TO MAKE A LEFT TURN A SUPERMARKET THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO MAKE A LOUD NOISE AND THE CAR STARTED ROLLING BACKWARD WITH THE SHIFTER IN DRIVE IN DRIVE MODE. AT THAT MOVEMENT THE ENGINE STALLED AND IT WAS DIFFICULT FOR THE CAR BRAKES TO BE APPLIED AND IN REVERSE THE CAR CRASHED INTO...

Mileage: 166,000

I NOTICED A COUPLE OF CRACKS ON MY DASH. SINCE I NOTICED THEM THERE HAD BECOME ADDITIONAL CRACKS. AFTER DOING RESEARCH I DISCOVERED THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL AND THE CRACKS OCCUR IN THE SAME SPOTS. THE BIGGEST CONCERN IF THE CRACK OVER THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

I NOTICED A COUPLE OF CRACKS ON MY DASH. SINCE I NOTICED THEM THERE HAD BECOME ADDITIONAL CRACKS. AFTER DOING RESEARCH I DISCOVERED THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL AND THE CRACKS OCCUR IN THE SAME SPOTS. THE BIGGEST CONCERN IF THE CRACK OVER THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

DURING THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2012, I NOTICED THAT MY DASHBOARD ON THE ABOVE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG STARTED TO SPLIT. THE CAR WAS NOT IN ANY ACCIDENT, AND I AM THE ONLY INDIVIDUAL WHO OPERATES THE VEHICLE. AS OF THIS DATE, ONE SPLIT HAVE TURNED INTO TWO LARGE SPLITS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE THAT ME...

Mileage: 111,300

THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT OR INCIDENT. I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS TO YOU OVER A YEAR AGO AND NOTHING WAS EVER RESOLVED! OUR DASH IS CRACKING ONLY WHERE BOTH AIR BAGS ARE ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER DASH! THIS WAS NOT CASED BY ANYTHING BUT THE MANUFACTURE. WE REALLY WOULD LIKE TO SEE A RECALL ON T...

Mileage: 80,000

THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT OR INCIDENT. I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS TO YOU OVER A YEAR AGO AND NOTHING WAS EVER RESOLVED! OUR DASH IS CRACKING ONLY WHERE BOTH AIR BAGS ARE ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER DASH! THIS WAS NOT CASED BY ANYTHING BUT THE MANUFACTURE. WE REALLY WOULD LIKE TO SEE A RECALL ON T...

Mileage: 80,000

CRACKING DASHBOARD. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

CRACKING DASHBOARD. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DASHBOARD CRACK UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. THE CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG HAD BECOME EXPOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE DASHBOARD WAS NOT COVERED UNDER ...

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DASHBOARD CRACK UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. THE CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG HAD BECOME EXPOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE DASHBOARD WAS NOT COVERED UNDER ...

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DASHBOARD CRACK UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. THE CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG HAD BECOME EXPOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE DASHBOARD WAS NOT COVERED UNDER ...

Mileage: 80,000

THE DASH BOARD HAS CRACKED IN MULTIPLE PLACES OVER THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. IF THE AIR BAG WAS TO DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT IT WOULD SHOOT SHARP EDGED PIECES OF PLASTIC AT THE PASSENGERS RESULTING IN INJURY OR DEATH. IT IS HAPPENING TO EVERY 2004-2008 ACURA TL. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. SOME ACURA D...

Mileage: 80,000

THE DASH BOARD HAS CRACKED IN MULTIPLE PLACES OVER THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. IF THE AIR BAG WAS TO DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT IT WOULD SHOOT SHARP EDGED PIECES OF PLASTIC AT THE PASSENGERS RESULTING IN INJURY OR DEATH. IT IS HAPPENING TO EVERY 2004-2008 ACURA TL. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. SOME ACURA D...

Mileage: 80,000

DASHBOARD CRACK NEAR AIRBAG. *TR

Mileage: 143,000

GOT INTO MY CAR AND NOTICED MY DASHBOARD CRACKED IN TWO PLACES!! THIS IS WRONG!! ACURA SHOULD TAKE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THIS!!! *TR

Mileage: 120,000

MY DASHBOARD HAS A CRACK AROUND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG. THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN HIT OR WRECKED. THIS CRACK JUST APPEARED AND THE CHECK AIRBAG INDICATOR IS ON. I'VE BEEN READING ON THE INTERNET THAT MANY MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THIS CAR ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I'M AFRAID THE AIRBAG WILL DEPLOY...

Mileage: 51,000

MY DASHBOARD HAS A CRACK AROUND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG. THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN HIT OR WRECKED. THIS CRACK JUST APPEARED AND THE CHECK AIRBAG INDICATOR IS ON. I'VE BEEN READING ON THE INTERNET THAT MANY MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THIS CAR ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I'M AFRAID THE AIRBAG WILL DEPLOY...

Mileage: 51,000

THERE ARE SOME CRACK ON THE DASH BOARD DUE TO BAD MATERIAL. *TR

Mileage: 164,235

THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR IS LITERALLY FALLING APART. DASHBOARD HAS SEVERE CRACKS THROUGHOUT, CUPHOLDER COVER BROKE, REARVIEW MIRROR LIQUID CAUSED VISION PROBLEM, ARM REST BROKE, AND NOW THE FOOT REST BROKE! I TAKE CARE OF MY VEHICLE AS ATTESTED TO BY THE DEALER. UNFORTUNATELY, NOT ONE OF THESE PRO...

Mileage: 75,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKING. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NORMAL. THE DEALER OFFERED TO COVER HALF OF THE REPAIR EXPENSES HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF...

Mileage: 115,000

SMALL CRACK STARTED AT CENTER OF DASHBOARD NEAR THE WINDOW. IN 1 DAY IT HAS WRAPPED ALMOST COMPLETELY AROUND THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE DASHBOARD AND IS NEARLY 2 FEET LONG NOW. MY 1989 HONDA ACCORD HAD A BETTER LOOKING DASH AFTER 23 YEARS. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS FIXED ASAP BY ACURA. *T...

Mileage: 115,000

SMALL CRACK STARTED AT CENTER OF DASHBOARD NEAR THE WINDOW. IN 1 DAY IT HAS WRAPPED ALMOST COMPLETELY AROUND THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE DASHBOARD AND IS NEARLY 2 FEET LONG NOW. MY 1989 HONDA ACCORD HAD A BETTER LOOKING DASH AFTER 23 YEARS. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS FIXED ASAP BY ACURA. *T...

Mileage: 115,000

THE DASHBOARD IN MY 2004 ACURA TL IS CRACKED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE ALONG THE AIRBAG. STARTED OUT JUST A CRACK ABOUT 1/4" AND TWO DAYS LATER THE CRACK IS OVER 8 INCHES. ALSO THE DASHBOARD ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE CRACKED FIRST FROM JUST IN FRONT OF THE STEERING COLUMN ALL THE WAY TO THE WINDSHIELD AND ...

Mileage: 62,000

THE DASHBOARD IN MY 2004 ACURA TL IS CRACKED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE ALONG THE AIRBAG. STARTED OUT JUST A CRACK ABOUT 1/4" AND TWO DAYS LATER THE CRACK IS OVER 8 INCHES. ALSO THE DASHBOARD ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE CRACKED FIRST FROM JUST IN FRONT OF THE STEERING COLUMN ALL THE WAY TO THE WINDSHIELD AND ...

Mileage: 62,000

WIFE MADE ME AWARE THAT A CRACK APPREARED ON THE DASH ATTER TAKING DOWN THE SUN SHADE TO COME HOME AFTER WORK. IT WAS ABOUT A FOUR INCH CRACK ON TOP OF THE LEFT EDGE OF WHERE THE AIR BAG DEPLOYS. I WAS SOMEWHAT CONCERNED BECAUSE F THE LOCATION. I RODE ON THE CAR AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND NOT ONLY H...

Mileage: 194,000

WIFE MADE ME AWARE THAT A CRACK APPREARED ON THE DASH ATTER TAKING DOWN THE SUN SHADE TO COME HOME AFTER WORK. IT WAS ABOUT A FOUR INCH CRACK ON TOP OF THE LEFT EDGE OF WHERE THE AIR BAG DEPLOYS. I WAS SOMEWHAT CONCERNED BECAUSE F THE LOCATION. I RODE ON THE CAR AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND NOT ONLY H...

Mileage: 194,000

WHILE DRIVING WE HEARD A LOUD POP THAT SOUNDED LIKE A VERY LARGE ROCK HIT THE WINDSHIELD. WHILE INSPECTING THE WINDSHIELD WE NOTICED THAT THE NOISE HAD COME FROM THE DASHBOARD SPLITTING. THE AREA COVERING THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG HAS SPLIT AND THE ENTIRE DASH, WITHING JUST A FEW DAYS, HAS SPLIT FRO...

Mileage: 148,000

WHILE DRIVING WE HEARD A LOUD POP THAT SOUNDED LIKE A VERY LARGE ROCK HIT THE WINDSHIELD. WHILE INSPECTING THE WINDSHIELD WE NOTICED THAT THE NOISE HAD COME FROM THE DASHBOARD SPLITTING. THE AREA COVERING THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG HAS SPLIT AND THE ENTIRE DASH, WITHING JUST A FEW DAYS, HAS SPLIT FRO...

Mileage: 148,000

CRACKING IN THE DASHBOARD ON TOP OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. ALSO AIRBAG MAINTENANCE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN THE CRACK APPEARED. AFRAID THAT IT IS CAUSING A SAFETY DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 71,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A LARGE CRACK DEVELOPED ON THE DASH BOARD. AS A RESULT, THE AIR BAG BECAME EXPOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

Mileage: 98,000

MULTIPLE CRACKS ON DASH BEGAN ON PASSENGER SIDE. NEW CRACKS DEVELOPED OVER SPEEDOMETER. POOR DESIGN OF STRUCTURAL DASH SUPPORT IS CAUSING DASH TO FALL APART. UNKNOWN IF THIS WILL COMPROMISE AIRBAG FUNCTION. ONE OWNER CAR HAS BEEN GARAGED AT HOME AND OFTEN PARKED UNDER COVER AT WORK - THIS IS NOT SUN...

Mileage: 86,000

DASH BOARD IS CRACKING AROUND AIRBAG ON RIGHT SIDE AND DIRECTLY BEHIND STEERING WHEEL. *TR

Mileage: 56,000

DASH BOARD PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS AREA AND DRIVER SIDE 2 SPEAKER CRACKED. *TR

Mileage: 98,188

DASHBOARD HAS DEVELOPED DEEP, LONG CRACKS IN A SQUARE SURROUNDING THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. MANUFACTURER SHOULD RECALL THIS EXTREMELY COMMON SAFETY PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

DASHBOARD HAS DEVELOPED DEEP, LONG CRACKS IN A SQUARE SURROUNDING THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. MANUFACTURER SHOULD RECALL THIS EXTREMELY COMMON SAFETY PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

THE DASH HAS DEVELOPED A CRACK AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. I AM CONCERNED THAT SHOULD AN ACCIDENT OCCUR THE AIRBAG MAY NOT DEPLOY CORRECTLY. *TR

Mileage: 100,040

THE DASH HAS DEVELOPED A CRACK AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. I AM CONCERNED THAT SHOULD AN ACCIDENT OCCUR THE AIRBAG MAY NOT DEPLOY CORRECTLY. *TR

Mileage: 100,040

I GOT IN MY CAR YESTERDAY AFTER WORK, TO FIND A CRACK OVER 6 INCHES LONG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD, NEAR WHERE THE AIRBAG WOULD BE LOCATED. APPARENTLY THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. MOST ARE REPORTING MORE CRACKS APPEARING AND THE CRACKS GROWING LONGER IN SIZE. I ASSUME MY DASH WILL DO THE ...

Mileage: 120,000

ONE DAY I GOT IN THE CAR AND NOTICED A CRACK ON THE DASHBOARD ALONG THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. SINCE THEN IT IS BEGINNING TO SPREAD. *TR

Mileage: 135,000

ONE DAY I GOT IN THE CAR AND NOTICED A CRACK ON THE DASHBOARD ALONG THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. SINCE THEN IT IS BEGINNING TO SPREAD. *TR

Mileage: 135,000

MY 2004 ACURA TL STARTED TO HAVE MINOR CRACKS ON THE DASHBOARD LAST NOVEMBER AND THEN IT SLOWLY SPREAD ALL OVER THE DASHBOARD. I NOW HAVE MULTIPLE LONG CRACKS ON MY DASHBOARD. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND THERE ARE MANY ACURA TL (2004 & 2005 MODEL) OWNERS WHO HAS ENCOUNTERED THE SAME ISSUE A...

Mileage: 80,000

MY 2004 ACURA TL STARTED TO HAVE MINOR CRACKS ON THE DASHBOARD LAST NOVEMBER AND THEN IT SLOWLY SPREAD ALL OVER THE DASHBOARD. I NOW HAVE MULTIPLE LONG CRACKS ON MY DASHBOARD. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND THERE ARE MANY ACURA TL (2004 & 2005 MODEL) OWNERS WHO HAS ENCOUNTERED THE SAME ISSUE A...

Mileage: 80,000

I NOTICED A LARGE CRACK ON MY DASHBOARD IN FRONT OF THE PASSENGER SEAT AND IT APPEARS TO OUTLINE THE AIRBAG. THERE ARE TWO SMALL CRACKS ON THE DASH AS WELL. MY CONCERN IS WHETHER OR NOT THESE CRACKS MAKE THE DEPLOYMENT OF MY AIRBAGS DEFECTIVE IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION. *TR

Mileage: 65,970

I NOTICED A LARGE CRACK ON MY DASHBOARD IN FRONT OF THE PASSENGER SEAT AND IT APPEARS TO OUTLINE THE AIRBAG. THERE ARE TWO SMALL CRACKS ON THE DASH AS WELL. MY CONCERN IS WHETHER OR NOT THESE CRACKS MAKE THE DEPLOYMENT OF MY AIRBAGS DEFECTIVE IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION. *TR

Mileage: 65,970

FIRST, I NOTICED THE LIGHT INDICATING THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG WAS OFF, EVEN THOUGH MY ADULT MALE FRIEND WAS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. LATER THAT DAY, I NOTICED A CRACK, APPROXIMATELY 2 INCHES LONG. TWO DAYS LATER, THE CRACK WAS APPROXIMATELY 6 INCHES LONG, AND RAN ALONG THE ENTIRE RIGHT EDGE O...

Mileage: 114,500

CRACKED ALONG SIDE OF THE AIRBAG. TWO LINES (ON EACH SIDE OF THE AIRBAG) ABOUT 12" LONG. AND THERE IS ALSO ABOUT 3 OTHER CRACKS THAT RANDOMLY APPEARED! I WON'T BUY ANOTHER ACURA PRODUCT IF THIS ISN'T FIXED AND WILL TELL EVERYONE I KNOW NOT TO BUY ONE! THIS WAS ZERO FAULT OF MY OWN AND BY THE SOUND O...

Mileage: 85,000

LARGE CRACK IN THE DASH ON PASSENGER SIDE ABOVE AIRBAG. IT GETS BIGGER EVERY DAY ESPECIALLY WHEN I TURN THE AC ON AFTER THE DASH HAS BEEN HOT FROM PARKING IN THE SUN. THE CAR IS GARAGE KEPT AND NOT IN THE HEAT VERY MUCH. *TR

Mileage: 138,000

THE DASH STARTED TO CRACK AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG AND HAS CONTINUED TO GET WORSE OVER THE YEARS. THE ENTIRE DASH IS CRACKED AT THIS POINT. THIS IS A KNOW ACURA ISSUE THAT THEY REFUSE TO ADDRESS IN MASS BUT HAVE ASSISTED MANY OWNERS IN VARYING DEGREES. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

THE DASH STARTED TO CRACK AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG AND HAS CONTINUED TO GET WORSE OVER THE YEARS. THE ENTIRE DASH IS CRACKED AT THIS POINT. THIS IS A KNOW ACURA ISSUE THAT THEY REFUSE TO ADDRESS IN MASS BUT HAVE ASSISTED MANY OWNERS IN VARYING DEGREES. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

DASH SEPARATING AROUND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. *TR

Mileage: 100,465

DASH SEPARATING AROUND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. *TR

Mileage: 100,465

DASH/AIRBAG ISSUES. 2004 ACURA TL 3.2 HAD A CRACK ON THE DASHBOARD WHICH THE AIRBAG IS UNDERNEATH, THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN IF THE AIRBAGS WOULD BE DEPLOYED CORRECTLY. MORE CRACKS APPEAR SEVERAL DAYS LATER, THE CAR IS WELL PAMPERED, BUT THIS IS A DEFECTIVE MATERIAL ON HONDA/ACURA'S PART. NEED TO ...

Mileage: 1,368,010

DASH/AIRBAG ISSUES. 2004 ACURA TL 3.2 HAD A CRACK ON THE DASHBOARD WHICH THE AIRBAG IS UNDERNEATH, THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN IF THE AIRBAGS WOULD BE DEPLOYED CORRECTLY. MORE CRACKS APPEAR SEVERAL DAYS LATER, THE CAR IS WELL PAMPERED, BUT THIS IS A DEFECTIVE MATERIAL ON HONDA/ACURA'S PART. NEED TO ...

Mileage: 1,368,010

MY WIFE DRIVES THE CAR ON A REGULAR BASIS. ON 5/21/12 SHE ADVISED A CRACK @ 2" HAD DEVELOPED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DASH OVER THE AIR BAG. ON 5/22/12 THE CRACK HAD ENLARGED AND IS NOW @ 4" LONG. *TT

Mileage: 125,450

MY WIFE DRIVES THE CAR ON A REGULAR BASIS. ON 5/21/12 SHE ADVISED A CRACK @ 2" HAD DEVELOPED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DASH OVER THE AIR BAG. ON 5/22/12 THE CRACK HAD ENLARGED AND IS NOW @ 4" LONG. *TT

Mileage: 125,450

THE VEHICLE IS A 2004 ACURA TL. IT IS MAINLY GARAGED KEPT AND WELL MAINTAINED. IT HAS DEVELOPED A LARGE CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD RUNNING FROM THE WINDSHIELD TOWARDS THE PASSENGER SEAT. IT APPEARED ONE DAY FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENT. THERE IS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ...

Mileage: 49,700

THE VEHICLE IS A 2004 ACURA TL. IT IS MAINLY GARAGED KEPT AND WELL MAINTAINED. IT HAS DEVELOPED A LARGE CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD RUNNING FROM THE WINDSHIELD TOWARDS THE PASSENGER SEAT. IT APPEARED ONE DAY FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENT. THERE IS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ...

Mileage: 49,700

MY DASHBOARD IS CRACKED ALL OVER THE PLACE. ACURA WILL NOT FIX IT. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

MY DASHBOARD IS CRACKED ALL OVER THE PLACE. ACURA WILL NOT FIX IT. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

THE DASH HAS CRACKED IN 15 LINES THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE DASH. IT STARTED AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG AND CONTINUES TO GET WORSE. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND ACURA DIRECTLY. THEY CONTINUE TO DENY THAT THERE IS A FLAW IN THE CRAFTSMANSHIP. *JS

SINCE ALL HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN REDESIGNED TO HAVE PLASTIC COVERS RATHER THAN GLASS, THE AMOUNT OF LIGHT AVAILABLE FOR LIGHTING THE ROAD HAS DIMINISHED WITH TIME AS THE PLASTIC AGES. I HAVE SEEN SOME VEHICLES WHERE THE HEADLIGHT COVERS ARE TOTALLY OPAQUE. IF ANY VEHICLE HAS DIMINISHED LUMINOUS FROM ...

Mileage: 67,000

THE DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAS CRACKED. THERE ARE TWO VERTICAL CRACKS OVER THE AIRBAGS. I ASKED THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT REPLACING IT AND I WAS TOLD IT'S CONSIDERED WEAR AND TEAR. I WAS QUOTED A PRICE OF OVER $1700 DOLLARS. AFTER LOOKING INTO IT ON THE INTERNET I WAS AMAZED AT HOW MANY PEOPLE H...

THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2004 ACURA TL HAS CRACKED IN MULTIPLE LOCATION. THE CRACKS GO VERTICALLY FROM THE WINSHEILD TO THE OTHER EDGE OF THE DASHBOARD.. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

MY DASHBOARD HAS MULTIPLE CRACKS RESULTING FROM NO DAMAGE WHATSOEVER. I HAVE RESEARCHED ONLINE AND MANY OTHER OWNERS OF ACURA TL MODELS ARE SEEING THE SAME ISSUE. I AM CONCERNED THIS WILL AFFECT THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM. *TR

MY DASHBOARD HAS MULTIPLE CRACKS RESULTING FROM NO DAMAGE WHATSOEVER. I HAVE RESEARCHED ONLINE AND MANY OTHER OWNERS OF ACURA TL MODELS ARE SEEING THE SAME ISSUE. I AM CONCERNED THIS WILL AFFECT THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM. *TR

THERE IS A WATER LEAK UNDER THE RIGHT REAR PASSENGER SEAT THAT HAS CAUSED THE BOTTOM OF THE SEAT CUSHION TO BE COVERED IN MOLD. THE WATER LEAK IS A KNOWN CONDITION WITH THE '04 TL THAT ACURA HAS DOCUMENTED IN THEIR APRIL 2005 SERVICE NEWS. ACURA HAS BEEN AWARE OF THE ISSUE FOR AT LEAST 7 YEARS AND...

THERE IS A WATER LEAK UNDER THE RIGHT REAR PASSENGER SEAT THAT HAS CAUSED THE BOTTOM OF THE SEAT CUSHION TO BE COVERED IN MOLD. THE WATER LEAK IS A KNOWN CONDITION WITH THE '04 TL THAT ACURA HAS DOCUMENTED IN THEIR APRIL 2005 SERVICE NEWS. ACURA HAS BEEN AWARE OF THE ISSUE FOR AT LEAST 7 YEARS AND...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A CRACK WAS PRESENT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE PORTION OF THE DASHBOARD. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE CRACK WAS GETTING WORSE WITH TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIR...

Mileage: 102,000

MY ACURA TL 04 DASH STARTED CRACKING AND SPREAD QUICKLY TO REST OF THE AREA. THE CRACKS ARE ALL OVER MY DASH, RIGHT LEFT - TO TOP - OVER THE SPEAKERS, ETC. THERE WERE NO ACCIDENT INVOLVED. CAR IS PART OUTDOOR WITHOUT COVER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD FAILED AND SPLIT IN HALF NEAR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG HOUSING. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE DASHBOARD FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY WEAR AND TEAR AND WAS NOT CONSIDERED A SAFETY DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WA...

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD CRACKED DUE TO DEFECTIVE MATERIAL. THE DASHBOARD HAD AN EXTENSIVE FRACTURE AT THE AIR BAG AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE DEFECT. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FRACTURED DASHBOARD WOULD NOT AFFEC...

Mileage: 100,000

THERE ARE CRACKS APPEARING IN THE DASH. ONE LONG ONE IS NEXT TO THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG AND THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHERS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AS WELL. THEY HAVE SEVERELY DECREASED THE APPEAL OF THE CAR AND HENCE THE VALUE. I HAD A TOYOTA COROLLA FOR 245,000 MILES AND THERE WASN'T A SINGLE CRACK IN...

Mileage: 80,000

I RECENTLY NOTICED TWO LARGE CRACKS THAT APPEARED IN THE DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE ABOVE WHAT I BELIEVE TO BE THE AIRBAG COMPARTMENT. ONE DAY THEY WERE JUST THERE AND WERE NOT THE RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AS THERE IS MORE THAN ENOUGH WRITTEN ABOUT TH...

Mileage: 90,200

MY DASHBOARD HAS A HUGE CRACK COMING DOWN ON THE PASSENGERSIDE AIRBAG. I ALSO HAVE 2 NEW CRACKS ON TOP OF THE SPEEDOMETER RUNNING UP TOWARDS THE WINDSHIELD. THE CRACKS SEEM TO BE GETTING BIGGER AS TIME PASSES BY. *TR

Mileage: 64,000

MY DASHBOARD HAS A HUGE CRACK COMING DOWN ON THE PASSENGERSIDE AIRBAG. I ALSO HAVE 2 NEW CRACKS ON TOP OF THE SPEEDOMETER RUNNING UP TOWARDS THE WINDSHIELD. THE CRACKS SEEM TO BE GETTING BIGGER AS TIME PASSES BY. *TR

Mileage: 64,000

2004 ACURA TL. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BALL JOINT FAILURE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE BACKED OUT OF HIS DRIVEWAY, STOPPED IN THE STREET AND TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL COUNTERCLOCKWISE TO DRIVE UP THE STREET, WHEN SUDDENLY HE HEARD A VERY LOUD METALLIC SNAP AND THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE DROP...

THE CAR HAS DEVELOPED HUGE CRACKS AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE CRACKS MIGHT CAUSE MY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG NOT TO WORK PROPERLY. THE DRIVER'S SIDE LEATHER SEAT ALSO BEGIN TO COME APART. *KB

Mileage: 70,000

THE CAR HAS DEVELOPED HUGE CRACKS AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE CRACKS MIGHT CAUSE MY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG NOT TO WORK PROPERLY. THE DRIVER'S SIDE LEATHER SEAT ALSO BEGIN TO COME APART. *KB

Mileage: 70,000

THE CAR HAS DEVELOPED HUGE CRACKS AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE CRACKS MIGHT CAUSE MY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG NOT TO WORK PROPERLY. THE DRIVER'S SIDE LEATHER SEAT ALSO BEGIN TO COME APART. *KB

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A LARGE FRACTURE, THE SIZE OF AN AIRBAG, WAS PRESENT ON THE DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A LONG FRACTURE UP THE MIDDLE OF THE DASHBOARD ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY INFORM...

Mileage: 99,500

DASHBOARD STARTS TO CRACK IN THE AREA AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. YOU CAN SEE THE SHAPE OF THE AIR BAG UNDERNEATH THE DASHBOARD ONCE THE CRACKS START. THE CRACKS CONTINUE TO APPEAR ALL OVER THE DASHBOARD OUT OF NO WHERE. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD NO CHEMICALS ON THE DASHBOARD TO CLEAN IT. THE VEH...

REAR ENDED A VEHICLE GOING 50MPH, DRIVER AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED

ABOUT 18 MONTHS AGO THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2004 TL BEGAN FLICKERING ON AND OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I TOOK THE CAR TO ACURA BUT THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM AND THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD COST $1000 TO DO AN "APPROPRIATE DIAGNOSTIC TEST". THE PROBLEM WITH THE HEADLAMPS STOPPED AFTER A FEW MONTHS, BUT T...

Mileage: 73,000

ABOUT 18 MONTHS AGO THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2004 TL BEGAN FLICKERING ON AND OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I TOOK THE CAR TO ACURA BUT THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM AND THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD COST $1000 TO DO AN "APPROPRIATE DIAGNOSTIC TEST". THE PROBLEM WITH THE HEADLAMPS STOPPED AFTER A FEW MONTHS, BUT T...

Mileage: 73,000

ON HONDA ACCORDS/ACURA TL'S 2004-2008 THE NAVIGATION SYSTEMS ARE FAILURE AND CAUSING REBOOTS NEARLY EVERY 30 SECONDS. AT NIGHT DRIVING, THIS CAUSES THE NAVIGATION SCREEN LIGHT TO BRIGHTLY FLASH EVERY 30 SECONDS AND THE SYSTEM WILL NOT FUNCTION AND ALLOW YOU TO TURN THE SCREEN OFF OR MINIMIZE BRIGHTN...

ON HONDA ACCORDS/ACURA TL'S 2004-2008 THE NAVIGATION SYSTEMS ARE FAILURE AND CAUSING REBOOTS NEARLY EVERY 30 SECONDS. AT NIGHT DRIVING, THIS CAUSES THE NAVIGATION SCREEN LIGHT TO BRIGHTLY FLASH EVERY 30 SECONDS AND THE SYSTEM WILL NOT FUNCTION AND ALLOW YOU TO TURN THE SCREEN OFF OR MINIMIZE BRIGHTN...

I HAVE A 2004 ACURA TL DASH THAT HAS VERY LARGE CRACKS OVER THE PASSENGER AIRBAG AND IS CRACKED IN 3 MORE PLACES OVER THE DRIVERS STEERING COLUMN. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM THAT MANY 2004 ACURA OWNERS ARE FACING. ACURA CUSTOMER RELATIONS SAYS TO SEE THE DEALER FOR A RESOLUTION AND FROM ...

I HAVE A 2004 ACURA TL DASH THAT HAS VERY LARGE CRACKS OVER THE PASSENGER AIRBAG AND IS CRACKED IN 3 MORE PLACES OVER THE DRIVERS STEERING COLUMN. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM THAT MANY 2004 ACURA OWNERS ARE FACING. ACURA CUSTOMER RELATIONS SAYS TO SEE THE DEALER FOR A RESOLUTION AND FROM ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A LONG CRACK ON THE DASHBOARD WHERE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WAS LOCATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

Mileage: 97,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD FAILED AND SPLIT IN HALF NEAR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG HOUSING. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE DASHBOARD FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY WEAR AND TEAR AND WAS NOT CONSIDERED A SAFETY DEFECT. THE VEHICLE W...

Mileage: 75,000

THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE MAGNA DONNELLY REAR VIEW MIRRORS IN MOST ACURA CARS. I HAD A 2001 CL AND THE REAR VIEW MIRROR EXPLODED AND MELTED THE CONSOLE. THANK GOD I WAS NOT IN THE CAR AT THE TIME. NOW I HAVE JUST BOUGHT A 2004 ACURA TL AND THE MIRROR HAD ALREADY EXPLODED AND MADE MELT MARKS ON THE CO...

Mileage: 87

SEVERAL LARGE CRACKS HAVE APPEARED ACROSS THE DASHBOARD. IT APPEARS TO BE A HUGE COMPLAINT AMONG ACURA OWNERS. THE LARGEST CRACK RUNS OVER THE PASSENGER AIRBAG RAISING THE QUESTION OF AIRBAG INTEGRITY AND FUNCTION. SUCH A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT AND THEREFO...

I RECENTLY DISCOVERED A HUGE GASH ON MY 04 ACURA TL'S DASHBOARD. I AM WORRIED THAT THIS CRACK WILL CAUSE AN AIRBAG FAILURE OR EVEN RESULT IN DEPLOYING PREMATURELY. IT IS LOCATED ALL THE WAY FROM THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE WINDSHIELD WITH AN ADDITIONAL CRACK TOWARDS THE MIDDLE. AS THE CRACK HAS EXPAND...

Mileage: 120,000

I RECENTLY DISCOVERED A HUGE GASH ON MY 04 ACURA TL'S DASHBOARD. I AM WORRIED THAT THIS CRACK WILL CAUSE AN AIRBAG FAILURE OR EVEN RESULT IN DEPLOYING PREMATURELY. IT IS LOCATED ALL THE WAY FROM THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE WINDSHIELD WITH AN ADDITIONAL CRACK TOWARDS THE MIDDLE. AS THE CRACK HAS EXPAND...

Mileage: 120,000

I HAVE A ACURA TL 2004 WHICH THE DASH BOARD HAS CRACK IN TOP OF THE AIR BAGS, THE DEAL SAID THAT THE WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER THAT, AND I HAVE SEVERAL FRIEND THAT HAVE A ACURA THAT HAVE THAT SAME ISSUE, SO I WELL LIKE TO KNOW IF THE DEAL IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS . WHICH I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. ...

I PURCHASED MY 2004 ACURA TL IN OCTOBER OF 2008. RECENTLY, I'VE NOTICED THE DASHBOARD CRACKING. AFTER BRINGING IT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE DEALERSHIP, THEY TOLD ME IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY. AS I SEARCH FOR INFORMATION ONLINE, IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH OTHER 2004 MODELS. I HAVE ...

I PURCHASED MY 2004 ACURA TL IN OCTOBER OF 2008. RECENTLY, I'VE NOTICED THE DASHBOARD CRACKING. AFTER BRINGING IT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE DEALERSHIP, THEY TOLD ME IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY. AS I SEARCH FOR INFORMATION ONLINE, IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH OTHER 2004 MODELS. I HAVE ...

12-15" CRACKS HAVE DEVELOPED OVER THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD CAUSING THE AIR BAG MALFUNCTION LIGHT ON THE DASH TO ILLUMINATE--THEREBY INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAG. THIS IS CLEARLY DUE TO THE PROBLEMATIC CRACKS OVER THE ENTIRE SURFACE OF THE DASHBOARD, INCLUDING BOTH THE DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER...

12-15" CRACKS HAVE DEVELOPED OVER THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD CAUSING THE AIR BAG MALFUNCTION LIGHT ON THE DASH TO ILLUMINATE--THEREBY INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAG. THIS IS CLEARLY DUE TO THE PROBLEMATIC CRACKS OVER THE ENTIRE SURFACE OF THE DASHBOARD, INCLUDING BOTH THE DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER...

DASHBOARD CRACKS ON RIGHT SIDE AREA OF AIR BAG. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

VEHICLE SPUTTERING/JUDDERS DURING ACCELERATION AT LOW SPEEDS (AROUND 25-35MPH). THIS PROBLEM STARTED SOMETIME AFTER (MAY BE IN 2009) I BOUGHT A PRE-OWNED VEHICLE IN 2007. WHEN I FIRST COMPLAINED IT TO A DEALER IN 2009, THEY SAID IT MIGHT BE DUE TO COLD WEATHER. BUT NOW I MOVED TO A PLACE WHICH IS WA...

Mileage: 70,000

I RECENTLY NOTICED A SMALL CRACK ON MY DASH THAT WITHIN TWO DAYS TIME SPREAD TO BE APPROXIMATELY THE WIDTH OF MY DASH. THE SCARY THING IS THE FIRST CRACK APPEARS TO BE THE OUTLINE OF MY PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG. I'M SCARED IF IT CONTINUES TO GET WORSE, THE AIRBAG MY DEPLOY UNEXPECTED IF I HAVE TO SLA...

I RECENTLY NOTICED A SMALL CRACK ON MY DASH THAT WITHIN TWO DAYS TIME SPREAD TO BE APPROXIMATELY THE WIDTH OF MY DASH. THE SCARY THING IS THE FIRST CRACK APPEARS TO BE THE OUTLINE OF MY PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG. I'M SCARED IF IT CONTINUES TO GET WORSE, THE AIRBAG MY DEPLOY UNEXPECTED IF I HAVE TO SLA...

MY 2004 ACURA TL HAD DEVELOPED A MAJOR CRACK ON PASSENGER SIDE OF DASHBOARD ALONG THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON ACURA TL'S, AND IS NOT BEING ADDRESSED AS A RECALL OR SAFETY CONCERN BY ACURA/HONDA. THE COST OF REPAIR IS HUGE AND I DON'T THINK CUSTOMER SHOULD PAY...

MY 2004 ACURA TL HAD DEVELOPED A MAJOR CRACK ON PASSENGER SIDE OF DASHBOARD ALONG THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON ACURA TL'S, AND IS NOT BEING ADDRESSED AS A RECALL OR SAFETY CONCERN BY ACURA/HONDA. THE COST OF REPAIR IS HUGE AND I DON'T THINK CUSTOMER SHOULD PAY...

THE DASHBOARD HAS STARTED TO CRACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE AIR BAG AND IS GETTING WORSE. I BELIEVE IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T FAIL YET BUT CONCERNED WITH THE CRACK. I BELIEVE ACURA SHOULD PAY TO REPLACE. *KB

Mileage: 114,500

THE DASHBOARD HAS STARTED TO CRACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE AIR BAG AND IS GETTING WORSE. I BELIEVE IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T FAIL YET BUT CONCERNED WITH THE CRACK. I BELIEVE ACURA SHOULD PAY TO REPLACE. *KB

Mileage: 114,500

DASH PAD CRACKING AROUND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. *TT

Mileage: 126,000

DASH PAD CRACKING AROUND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. *TT

Mileage: 126,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS FRACTURED AND THERE WAS A LARGER FRACTURE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WHERE THE AIR BAG WAS LOCATED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE COULD AFFECT THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAGS IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE MANUFAC...

Mileage: 73,000

MAJOR CRACK HAS DEVELOPED ON PASSENGER SIDE OF DASH BOARD ALONG THE PASSENGER AIR BAG AND AIR BAG SAFETY LIGHT IS COMING ON AND OFF SPORADICALLY ON DASH BOARD. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME. I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS COMMON PROBLEM ON ACURA TL'S, AND IS NOT BEING ADDRESSED AS A RECALL OR SAFE...

Mileage: 123,000

MAJOR CRACK HAS DEVELOPED ON PASSENGER SIDE OF DASH BOARD ALONG THE PASSENGER AIR BAG AND AIR BAG SAFETY LIGHT IS COMING ON AND OFF SPORADICALLY ON DASH BOARD. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME. I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS COMMON PROBLEM ON ACURA TL'S, AND IS NOT BEING ADDRESSED AS A RECALL OR SAFE...

Mileage: 123,000

MY 2004 ACURA TL HAS DEVELOPED SIGNIFICANT CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD, PARTICULARLY AROUND THE AREA OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. THESE APPEARED ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND OVERNIGHT BECAME ABOUT 14 INCHES ACROSS IN THE SIDE AREA OF THE DASH. I AM CONCERNED AIRBAGS WILL DEPLOY OR MAY FURTHER CAUSE HARM IN THE...

Mileage: 68,500

MY 2004 ACURA TL HAS DEVELOPED SIGNIFICANT CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD, PARTICULARLY AROUND THE AREA OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. THESE APPEARED ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND OVERNIGHT BECAME ABOUT 14 INCHES ACROSS IN THE SIDE AREA OF THE DASH. I AM CONCERNED AIRBAGS WILL DEPLOY OR MAY FURTHER CAUSE HARM IN THE...

Mileage: 68,500

CRACKED DASHBOARD NEAR PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG ON A 2004 ACURA TL. *TT

Mileage: 50,926

I HAVE NOTICED A LARGE CRACK IN MY PASSENGER-SIDE FRONT DASH BOARD. THERE IS AN OUTLINE OF A RECTANGLE OVER THE AIRBAG AND THERE IS ONE CRACK THAT HAS ACTUALLY OPENED THE DASH BOARD. I AM SCARED THIS CRACK IS GOING TO CAUSE THE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY AT ANYTIME OR MAYBE CAUSE IT NOT TO DEPLOY WHEN NEEDE...

Mileage: 125,000

THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2004 ACURA TL HAS RECENTLY STARTED TO CRACK, STARTING SMALL AND GROWING IN SEVERAL PLACES. CHECKED ACURAZINE WEBSITE TO FIND OVER 44,000 LIKE COMPLAINTS. MOST START ABOVE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG STARTING FROM THE WINDSHIELD TO THE TOP OF THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2004 ACURA TL HAS RECENTLY STARTED TO CRACK, STARTING SMALL AND GROWING IN SEVERAL PLACES. CHECKED ACURAZINE WEBSITE TO FIND OVER 44,000 LIKE COMPLAINTS. MOST START ABOVE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG STARTING FROM THE WINDSHIELD TO THE TOP OF THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS FRACTURED IN THE AREA WHERE THE AIR BAG WAS LOCATED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO REPLACE THE DASHBOARD. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD EXHIBITED A CRACK, CAUSING THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. THE DEALER INSPECTED AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED AS A RESULT OF HOTTER TEMPERATURES AND CAUSED THE AIR BAG SENSOR TO MALFUNCTION. THE MAN...

Mileage: 92,000

MY 2004 ACURA TL HAS A CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE SINCE 2007 AND TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF IT. I COULDN'T BELIEVE HOW MANY OTHER ACURA OWNERS HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. HOW COULD IT BE "COINCIDENTAL"...SOUNDS LIKE A DEFECT THAT ACURA IS IGNORING. AM CONCERNE...

Mileage: 90,000

MY 2004 ACURA TL HAS A CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE SINCE 2007 AND TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF IT. I COULDN'T BELIEVE HOW MANY OTHER ACURA OWNERS HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. HOW COULD IT BE "COINCIDENTAL"...SOUNDS LIKE A DEFECT THAT ACURA IS IGNORING. AM CONCERNE...

Mileage: 90,000

2004 ACURA TL SEVERELY CRACKED DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. I HAVE 2 VERTICAL CRACKS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY 2004 ACURA TL. THE CRACKS WERE NOT GRADUAL THEY BOTH HAPPENED SUDDENLY OVERNIGHT. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY ACCIDENTS OR COLLISIONS THAT MAY HAVE CAUSED THIS DEFECT AND AM REALIZING THAT T...

Mileage: 86,000

2004 ACURA TL SEVERELY CRACKED DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. I HAVE 2 VERTICAL CRACKS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY 2004 ACURA TL. THE CRACKS WERE NOT GRADUAL THEY BOTH HAPPENED SUDDENLY OVERNIGHT. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY ACCIDENTS OR COLLISIONS THAT MAY HAVE CAUSED THIS DEFECT AND AM REALIZING THAT T...

Mileage: 86,000

THE VSA (STABILITY CONTROL) SYSTEM ON MY 2004 ACURA TL MALFUNCTIONED. THE SYSTEM WOULD CAUSE THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE TO ACTIVATE BY ITSELF, CAUSING THE CAR TO SEVERELY SWERVE TO THE RIGHT. AFTER A HALF-SECOND OR SO, THE VSA WOULD DISENGAGE AND THE FAULT INDICATOR WOULD LIGHT UP ON THE DASHBOARD. THE A...

Mileage: 81,000

MY 2004 ACURA TL HAS A CRACK ON THE DASHBOARD THAT OUTLINES THE AIRBAG. THE CRACK APPEARS TO GET LONGER AND DIVERGES IN OTHER DIRECTIONS OVER TIME.I AM WORRIED THAT IF THE AIR BAG WAS TO DEPLOY, PIECES OF THE DASH WILL COME FLYING TO THE CAR'S INHABITANTS AND MAY ALSO POTENTIALLY ALTER THE TRAJECTO...

MY 2004 ACURA TL HAS A CRACK ON THE DASHBOARD THAT OUTLINES THE AIRBAG. THE CRACK APPEARS TO GET LONGER AND DIVERGES IN OTHER DIRECTIONS OVER TIME.I AM WORRIED THAT IF THE AIR BAG WAS TO DEPLOY, PIECES OF THE DASH WILL COME FLYING TO THE CAR'S INHABITANTS AND MAY ALSO POTENTIALLY ALTER THE TRAJECTO...

DASHBOARD CRACKING SEVERELY AROUND AIRBAG SITES. WORRIED THAT THIS COULD BE A DANGEROUS SAFETY HAZARD TO MY PASSENGERS AND OR MYSELF

Mileage: 86,000

DASHBOARD CRACKING SEVERELY AROUND AIRBAG SITES. WORRIED THAT THIS COULD BE A DANGEROUS SAFETY HAZARD TO MY PASSENGERS AND OR MYSELF

Mileage: 86,000

SEVERAL DASHBOARD CRACKS ALONG THE PASSENGER AIRBAG AND ALL OVER THE DASH. CONCERNED AS IT IS CAUSING THE AIRBAG SENSOR WARNING LIGHT TO BE ENGAGED. THIS CAN BE A POTENTIAL HAZARD AS THE AIRBAG MY FAIL IN A COLLISION OR ENGAGE AND RELEASE AT ANY MOMENT. *TR

SEVERAL DASHBOARD CRACKS ALONG THE PASSENGER AIRBAG AND ALL OVER THE DASH. CONCERNED AS IT IS CAUSING THE AIRBAG SENSOR WARNING LIGHT TO BE ENGAGED. THIS CAN BE A POTENTIAL HAZARD AS THE AIRBAG MY FAIL IN A COLLISION OR ENGAGE AND RELEASE AT ANY MOMENT. *TR

THE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED AROUND THE AIRBAG AREA POTENTIALLY COMPROMISING AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. *TR

Mileage: 97,805

THE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED AROUND THE AIRBAG AREA POTENTIALLY COMPROMISING AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. *TR

Mileage: 97,805

DASH BOARD CRACKED

DASH BOARD CRACKED

I'M CONCERNED ABOUT MY 2004 ACURA TL PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG NOT BEING ABLE TO DEPLOYED IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

2004 ACURA TL DASHBOARD HAS HORRIBLE CRACKS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AROUND THE AIRBAGS. THERE ARE SMALLER CRACKS AROUND THE SPEEDOMETER PANEL NEAR THE WINDSHIELD. THE LARGE PASSENGER SIDE CRACKS COULD CAUSE THE AIRBAG TO NOT PROPERLY DEPLOY. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED ISSUE. OVER THREE HUNDRED ACURA ...

Mileage: 110,000

2004 ACURA TL DASHBOARD HAS HORRIBLE CRACKS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AROUND THE AIRBAGS. THERE ARE SMALLER CRACKS AROUND THE SPEEDOMETER PANEL NEAR THE WINDSHIELD. THE LARGE PASSENGER SIDE CRACKS COULD CAUSE THE AIRBAG TO NOT PROPERLY DEPLOY. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED ISSUE. OVER THREE HUNDRED ACURA ...

Mileage: 110,000

AFTER APPROX. 104,000 MILES MY DASHBOARD STARTED TO CRACK AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. THE CRACK IS CURRENTLY FOLLOWING THE OUTLINES OF THE AIRBAG AND AS SUCH IS SHAPED LIKE A BACKWARD "C", CREATING AN OUTLINE AROUND THE AIRBAG. IT ALSO APPEARS THAT PERHAPS THE AIRBAG ITSELF HAS DROPPED AWAY ...

CRACKED DASHBOARD ALONG THE AREA OF SAFETY AIRBAG. *TR

Mileage: 109,000

CRACKED DASHBOARD ALONG THE AREA OF SAFETY AIRBAG. *TR

Mileage: 109,000

2004 DASH BOARD IS CRACKING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE LOCATED ABOVE THE AIR BAG. *TR

Mileage: 90,010

MY ACURA TL HAS A LONG CRACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. ALL THE WAY FROM THE WINDSHIELD DOWN THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RECTANGULAR AIR BAG INDENT. LATER IN THE AFTERNOON IT GOT LONGER. ALMOST ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT. THIS WILL DEFIANTLY AFFECT AIRBAG PASSENGER DEPLOYMENT IF DEPLOY. I CALLE...

Mileage: 88,245

MY ACURA TL HAS A LONG CRACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. ALL THE WAY FROM THE WINDSHIELD DOWN THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RECTANGULAR AIR BAG INDENT. LATER IN THE AFTERNOON IT GOT LONGER. ALMOST ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT. THIS WILL DEFIANTLY AFFECT AIRBAG PASSENGER DEPLOYMENT IF DEPLOY. I CALLE...

Mileage: 88,245

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA 3.2TL. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE AIRBAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE ENGINE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNI...

Mileage: 100,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK ABOVE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG AND HE COULD SEE THE AIR BAG IMPRINT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALL...

Mileage: 90,000

MY DASH IS CRACKING AT A ACCELERATED RATE. FIRST AT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG, NOW OVER DRIVER SIDE. MY CONCERN IS IF THE DASH IS DRY ENOUGH TO SPLIT ALONG THE AIRBAG SEAMS, THEN WHAT WOULD PREVENT SHARDS OF DASH FLYING OFF IF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS? THE SHOULD GET SOME SERIOUS SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

MY DASH IS CRACKING AT A ACCELERATED RATE. FIRST AT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG, NOW OVER DRIVER SIDE. MY CONCERN IS IF THE DASH IS DRY ENOUGH TO SPLIT ALONG THE AIRBAG SEAMS, THEN WHAT WOULD PREVENT SHARDS OF DASH FLYING OFF IF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS? THE SHOULD GET SOME SERIOUS SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

2004 ACURA TL DASH HAS BEEN CRACKING TO PIECES FROM THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

2004 ACURA TL DASH HAS BEEN CRACKING TO PIECES FROM THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

MY ACURA TL 04 DASH STARTED CRACKING AND SPREAD QUICKLY LIKE A DISEASE. THE CRACKS ARE ALL OVER MY DASH, RIGHT LEFT - TO TOP - OVER THE SPEAKERS, PASSENGER AIRBAG, ETC. FOR THIS EXPENSIVE OF A CAR THIS IS RIDICULOUS! I CANNOT BELIEVE THERE IS NOT A RECALL AND FOR CRACKS ALL AROUND THE AIRBAG, I WOU...

Mileage: 30,000

MY 2004 ACURA TL HAS A CRACK IN THE DASH BOARD AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AS I HAVE RECENTLY LEARNED THAT OTHER 2004 AND 2005 ACURA OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. I AM WORRIED BECAUSE THE CRACK IS SPREADING AND DOES NOT SEEM AT ALL SAFE. I ATTEMPTED TO CO...

Mileage: 63,000

MY 2004 ACURA TL HAS A CRACK IN THE DASH BOARD AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AS I HAVE RECENTLY LEARNED THAT OTHER 2004 AND 2005 ACURA OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. I AM WORRIED BECAUSE THE CRACK IS SPREADING AND DOES NOT SEEM AT ALL SAFE. I ATTEMPTED TO CO...

Mileage: 63,000

MULTIPLE CRACKS ARE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, AND A DEEP GASH APPEARS ON THE COWLING OVER THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. IT'S A HIGH-END CAR, AND YOU PAY BIG MONEY FOR IT, AND YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE BIG CRACKS IN YOUR DASHBOARD, DON'T KNOW, YOU KNOW WITH A CRACK LIKE THAT, IF THE AIRBAG WERE TO DEPLOY IF IT WOUL...

MULTIPLE CRACKS ARE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, AND A DEEP GASH APPEARS ON THE COWLING OVER THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. IT'S A HIGH-END CAR, AND YOU PAY BIG MONEY FOR IT, AND YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE BIG CRACKS IN YOUR DASHBOARD, DON'T KNOW, YOU KNOW WITH A CRACK LIKE THAT, IF THE AIRBAG WERE TO DEPLOY IF IT WOUL...

2004 ACURA TL CRACK ON DASHBOARD. BEGAN TO FORM ALONG THE BORDER OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. AIRBAG OUTLINE IS CLEARLY VISIBLE ON DASHBOARD NOW. POORLY CONSTRUCTED DASH. AIRBAG PROPER DEPLOYMENT RISK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA 3.2TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD BECAME CRACKED WHERE THE AIR BAG WAS POSITIONED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG COULD DEPLOY AT ANYTIME WITHOUT CRASHING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE DASHBOARD WOULD NE...

Mileage: 110,000

DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEED, AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. ENGINE WAS REVVING, BUT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE AT THE WHEELS. THE CAR IS NOW WITH A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST WHERE I HAVE BEEN TO,D IT WILL REQUIRE A COMPLETE REBUILD OF THE FAILED TRANSMISSION SYSTEM. *TR

Mileage: 109,500

ON RETURNING FROM MPLS. TO MILW. I STOPPED AT A REST STOP HALF WAY. WHEN CONTINUING THE TRIP I NOTICED A THUMPING SOUND AT ABOUT 50 MPH. I STOPPED AT THE NEXTREST STOP AND NOTICED THE SIDEWALL OF THE LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS STARTING TO OPEN, EXPOSING THE INNER WALL. I REPLACED THE TIRE. TWO WEEKS...

04 ACURA TL 73000 MILES HAS CRACKS AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. CRACKS HAVE SINCE SPREAD OVER THE ENTIRE DASH. THE SRS LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME SINCE THE CRACKS STARTED.

Mileage: 69,000

I CURRENTLY OWN A 2004 ACURA TL AND THE DASH BOARD HAS CRACKED ON DRIVERS SIDE, THE CRACKS ARE SHAPED LIKE A T AN ARE APPROXIMATELY 6 INCHES IN LENGTH. ACURE SHOULD REPLACE THIS DEFECTIVE DASH BOARD. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

2004 ACURA TL DEFECTIVE DASH - IT WAS NOTICED DASHBOARD CRACKS ESPECIALLY ONE DEVELOPED WHERE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IS SUPPOSED TO DEPLOY. IT IS REQUESTED TO CONSIDER THIS AS A SAFETY HAZARD, BECAUSE IT CAN AFFECT THE DEPLOYMENT OF THIS SAFETY EQUIPMENT IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE IS PARKED MO...

I DRIVE A 2004 ACURA TL AND AROUND SEPTEMBER OF 2010, MY DASHBOARD STARTED CRACKING AROUND THE AREA WHERE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS LOCATED. SINCE THEN, THE CRACK HAS SPREAD AND THE DASH HAS STARTED CRACKING IN TWO OTHER PLACES. I WAS IN NO ACCIDENT AROUND THIS TIME AND ALWAYS PARKED IN THE SHADE OR...

Mileage: 85,000

PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD CRACKING AROUND THE AIRBAG. *TR

Mileage: 140,000

THE DASHBOARD STARTED TO CRACK ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND HAS CONTINUED TO DO SO. VEHICLE IS MAINTAINED ON A REGULAR BASIS. DASHBOARD IS CONTINUALLY TREATED WITH PROTECTIVE LOTIONS, STORED IN A GARAGE AND PARKED IN SHADE. THERE ARE NOW 5 CRACKS IN THE DASH AND I HAVE FOUND MULTIPLE OWNERS THAT HAVE EXPERI...

Mileage: 68,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE TWO CRACKS ON THE DASHBOARD BY THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. THERE WAS NOT A LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BUT HE WAS CONCERNED THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY PROPERLY IF INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN T...

Mileage: 48,000

ACURA TL 2004 CRACKED DEFECTIVE DASH. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

I HAVE 7 CRACKS IN THE DASH OF MY 2004 ACURA TL. IT STARTED WITH 2 LONG CRACKS, ONE OVER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND ONE IN THE PASSENGER AIR BAG COVER. OVER THE PAST 13 MONTHS 5 MORE CRACKS HAVE APPEARED IN THE DASH BETWEEN THE FIRST 2 ORIGINAL CRACKS. THESE CRACKS ARE UNSIGHTLY AND MAY BE A SAFETY...

Mileage: 120,000

SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER TO THE WHEELS WHILE DRIVING. WHEN I PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR THE ENGINE RPMS WOULD INCREASE BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD OR SPEED UP. THIS FIRST HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING DOWN A RESIDENTIAL STREET. HAD I BEEN MAKING A LEFT TURN WITH ON-COMING TRAFFIC IT COULD HAVE BEEN D...

Mileage: 103,500

2004 ACURA TL POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK. DEALER STATED NOT RELATED TO RECALL REGARDING POWER STEERING HOSE PROBLEM WHICH WAS APPARENTLY REPAIRED UNDER RECALL ALREADY. ACURA DEALER REPAIRED POWER STEERING PUMP AND CHARGED OVER $600 FOR REPAIR. FELT LIKE THERE WAS NO POWER IN STEERING, LOUD NOISE GR...

Mileage: 109,700

A 14 INCH CRACK IN DASH WHICH RUNS ALONG THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. *TR

Mileage: 16,000

MY 2004 ACURA TL WAS PARKED DURING AN ICE STORM IN RALEIGH, NC, LAST WEEK. WHEN I RETURNED TO MY CAR AND STARTED IT ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 2011, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT COME ON. I CHECKED THE FUSES AND DID NOT FIND A PROBLEM THERE. I BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE DEALER FOR OIL CHANGE, BRAKE PADS...

MY 2004 ACURA TL WAS PARKED DURING AN ICE STORM IN RALEIGH, NC, LAST WEEK. WHEN I RETURNED TO MY CAR AND STARTED IT ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 2011, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT COME ON. I CHECKED THE FUSES AND DID NOT FIND A PROBLEM THERE. I BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE DEALER FOR OIL CHANGE, BRAKE PADS...

I LOVE MY TL BUT I AM TOTALLY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE DASH ON MY 2004 ACURA TL. I HAVE HAD CARS THAT HAD SIMILAR DASHES AND THEY NEVER CRACKED! THIS DASH HAS ALREADY CRACKED IN 3 PLACES. ONE CRACK RUNS FROM THE WINDSHIELD TO ALMOST THE TOP OF THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT. THIS ONE MAKES ME UNEASY EVERY T...

Mileage: 61,385

DASHBOARD ON MY 2004 ACURA TL IS CRACKING AROUND THE AIRBAGS, FEEL VERY UNSAFE ABOUT IT BEING DEPLOYED. ACURA HAS MENTIONED ON THE PHONE IT IS NOT THEIR PROBLEM. HOWEVER AFTER READING VARIOUS OTHER OWNERS COMPLAIN ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE THIS IS NOT A ONE THING, THIS IS A DEFECTED AUTOMOBILE AND I WI...

LETTER TO THE ADMINISTRATOR FROM RE PROBLEMS WITH HIS 2004 ACURA TL *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HIS VEHICLE RECENTLY STARTED SPUTTERING DURING ACCELERATION AT LOW SPEEDS. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS LATER INFORMED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER LATER DISC...

MY 2004 ACURA TL PASSENGER SIDE DASH HAS CRACKED NEAR THE AIRBAG CAUSING THE AIRBAG LIGHT TO TURN ON.*LN

Mileage: 88,000

2004 ACURA TL - 56,000 MILES. COMPLETELY CRACKED DASHBOARD AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. I AM WORRIED ABOUT MY PASSENGER'S SAFETY AS THE CRACKS LOOK AS IF THEY COULD INTERFERE WITH THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

2004 ACURA TL - 56,000 MILES. COMPLETELY CRACKED DASHBOARD AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. I AM WORRIED ABOUT MY PASSENGER'S SAFETY AS THE CRACKS LOOK AS IF THEY COULD INTERFERE WITH THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

I HAVE AN 2004 ACURA TL WITH CRACKED DASH ON MULTIPLE LOCATION INCLUDING ONE NEXT TO THE AIRBAG WHICH COULD BE COULD BE A SAFETY HAZARD. THERE IS EVEN A FACE BOOK GROUP "ACURA TL DEFECTIVE DASH" WITH HUNDREDS OF ACURA TL OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT ACURA/HONDA IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANY...

2004 ACURA TL. THE INTERIOR DASH SUDDENLY FORMED CRACKS FORWARD OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND OVER THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SYSTEM. MY CONCERN IS THAT THE CRACKED DASH WILL IMPACT PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. I PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE CAR THROUGH ACURA WHEN I PURCHAS...

Mileage: 36,000

2004 ACURA TL. THE INTERIOR DASH SUDDENLY FORMED CRACKS FORWARD OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND OVER THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SYSTEM. MY CONCERN IS THAT THE CRACKED DASH WILL IMPACT PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. I PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE CAR THROUGH ACURA WHEN I PURCHAS...

Mileage: 36,000

CRACK IN DASHBOARD--ALTHOUGH REASONABLE CARE WAS USED TO PROTECT DASH FROM SUCH DAMAGE...SUN VISOR WAS USED AND CAR IS GARAGE KEPT 1. THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE, ARE NORMAL OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. 2. THE FAILURE IS A CRACKED DASHBOARD 3. WHAT WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE--I WOULD...

Mileage: 100,000

CRACK IN DASHBOARD--ALTHOUGH REASONABLE CARE WAS USED TO PROTECT DASH FROM SUCH DAMAGE...SUN VISOR WAS USED AND CAR IS GARAGE KEPT 1. THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE, ARE NORMAL OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. 2. THE FAILURE IS A CRACKED DASHBOARD 3. WHAT WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE--I WOULD...

Mileage: 100,000

2004 ACURA TL SEDAN DASHBOARD CRACKS AND SPLITS AROUND PASSENGER AIRBAG. SRS WARNING LIGHT BECOMES ILLUMINATED AFTERWARD. CONCERN OVER PROPER AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT...SUN VISOR WAS USED AND CAR IS GARAGE KEPT 1. THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE, ARE NORMAL OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. 2. THE FAILURE...

Mileage: 100,000

CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD AREA BY THE AIRBAGS. *TR

CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD AREA BY THE AIRBAGS. *TR

CRACKS IN THE DASH OF MY 05 ACURA TL THAT DEVELOPED WHERE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IS SUPPOSED TO DEPLOY AND MAY HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO AFFECT THE DEPLOYMENT OF THIS SAFETY EQUIPMENT IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT AND, THEREFORE, SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

Mileage: 67,000

CRACKS IN THE DASH OF MY 05 ACURA TL THAT DEVELOPED WHERE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IS SUPPOSED TO DEPLOY AND MAY HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO AFFECT THE DEPLOYMENT OF THIS SAFETY EQUIPMENT IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT AND, THEREFORE, SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

Mileage: 67,000

MY 2004 ACURA TL HAS DEVELOPED A LARGE CRACK AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AIR BAG IN THE DASH. THIS WAS AT ONE TIME A COMPLETELY SEALED UNIT. THE CONCERN IS THAT IF THERE WERE TO BE A DEPLOYMENT, THAT EITHER THE DEPLOYMENT WILL NOT HAPPEN, INCORRECT DEPLOYMENT BECAUSE OF THE SEAL BEING DEFECTIV...

Mileage: 70,000

DASHBOARD CRACK AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IN MY 2004 ACURA TL. NO ACCIDENTS YET BUT WORRIED ABOUT POSSIBLE INJURY OR AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT DUE TO THIS CONDITION. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 3RD GENERATION ACURA TL SERIES. *TR

Mileage: 79,000

DASHBOARD CRACK AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IN MY 2004 ACURA TL. NO ACCIDENTS YET BUT WORRIED ABOUT POSSIBLE INJURY OR AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT DUE TO THIS CONDITION. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 3RD GENERATION ACURA TL SERIES. *TR

Mileage: 79,000

ACURA TL 2004 DASH CRACKS OVER AIRBAG AREA. ALL CARS FROM THAT YEAR WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND THE DEALER DIDNT RESOLVE. *TR

ACURA TL 2004 DASH CRACKS OVER AIRBAG AREA. ALL CARS FROM THAT YEAR WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND THE DEALER DIDNT RESOLVE. *TR

CRACKS ON MY R SIDE OF DASH TO R SIDE OF AIR BAG NOTICED AT ABOUT 100,000 MILES AND CRACKS HAVE SPLIT ALL THE WAY DOWN. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

CRACKS ON MY R SIDE OF DASH TO R SIDE OF AIR BAG NOTICED AT ABOUT 100,000 MILES AND CRACKS HAVE SPLIT ALL THE WAY DOWN. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DEVELOPED CRACKS AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG AREA. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. IN ADDITION, HE WAS ALSO CONCERNED THAT IF THE AIR BAG WERE...

Mileage: 102,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DEVELOPED CRACKS AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG AREA. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. IN ADDITION, HE WAS ALSO CONCERNED THAT IF THE AIR BAG WERE...

Mileage: 102,000

2004 ACURA TL CAR WAS MAINTAINED AND GARAGE KEPT, DASHBOARD CRACKS BEGAN FORMING CLOSE TO THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AND PROGRESSING CLOSER TO IT. IT REQUIRES WORK AND PARTS TOTALING 1800$ TO REPLACE. AS IT IS UNREPAIRABLE. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

ACURA TL (2004) DASHBOARD CRACKING IN MULTIPLE PLACES, BUT PARTICULARLY AROUND PASSENGER AIRBAG. POSSIBLE INTERFERENCE WITH AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT, DANGEROUS DASH FRAGMENTS DURING DEPLOYMENT AND DRIVER DISTRACTION DUE TO CRACKS. *TR

Mileage: 58,000

ACURA TL (2004) DASHBOARD CRACKING IN MULTIPLE PLACES, BUT PARTICULARLY AROUND PASSENGER AIRBAG. POSSIBLE INTERFERENCE WITH AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT, DANGEROUS DASH FRAGMENTS DURING DEPLOYMENT AND DRIVER DISTRACTION DUE TO CRACKS. *TR

Mileage: 58,000

2004 ACURA TL SEDAN DASHBOARD CRACKS AND SPLITS AROUND PASSENGER AIRBAG. SRS WARNING LIGHT BECOMES ILLUMINATED AFTERWARDS. CONCERN OVER PROPER AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. UPDATED IVOQ 11/09/10 *TR

Mileage: 90,500

CRACKED DASHBOARD ON AN ACURA TL 2004 I FEEL IT MAY CRACK ALONG THE AIRBAG CAUSING IT TO DEPLOY. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

CRACKED DASHBOARD ON AN ACURA TL 2004 I FEEL IT MAY CRACK ALONG THE AIRBAG CAUSING IT TO DEPLOY. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG PANEL, ON THE DASHBOARD, WAS SPLIT OPEN WHERE THE AIR BAGS WERE VISIBLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED IN THAT MANNER AND IT WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. IN ADDITION, THE ...

Mileage: 64,000

2004 ACURA TL HAS CRACKED DASHBOARD. CRACK FIRST APPEARED AFTER DEALER SERVICED VEHICLE FOR SPEAKER SOUND DISTORTION. CRACK SPREAD FROM CENTER DASH SPEAKER TO ABOVE INSTRUMENT PANEL BEHIND STEERING WHEEL. *TR

Mileage: 99,000

2004 ACURA TL SEDAN DASHBOARD CRACKS AND SPLITS AROUND PASSENGER AIRBAG. SRS WARNING LIGHT BECOMES ILLUMINATED AFTERWARDS. CONCERN OVER PROPER AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

2004 ACURA TL SEDAN DASHBOARD CRACKS AND SPLITS AROUND PASSENGER AIRBAG. SRS WARNING LIGHT BECOMES ILLUMINATED AFTERWARDS. CONCERN OVER PROPER AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

2004 ACURA TL DASH BEGAN CRACKING OVER PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AT 100K MILES, NOW AT 140K DASH IS CRACKED IN MULTIPLE PLACES - SERIOUS SAFETY RISK AND FAULTY EQUIPMENT. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

2004 ACURA TL - DASH HAS A 2' CRASH ON THE PASSENGER SIDE RUNNING TOP TO BOTTOM AND INTO SRS AIRBAG AREA. CRACK STARTED AT 90, 000 MILES. DEALERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGED PROBLEM BUT SINCE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY WANTS $580.00 TO FIX. THIS CRACK MAY SERIOUSLY AFFECT AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT ON PASSENGER SIDE. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

2004 ACURA TL - DASH HAS A 2' CRASH ON THE PASSENGER SIDE RUNNING TOP TO BOTTOM AND INTO SRS AIRBAG AREA. CRACK STARTED AT 90, 000 MILES. DEALERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGED PROBLEM BUT SINCE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY WANTS $580.00 TO FIX. THIS CRACK MAY SERIOUSLY AFFECT AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT ON PASSENGER SIDE. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

ACURA TL 2004 CRACKED DASHBOARD OVER AIR BAG AND MULTIPLE OTHER SPOTS. I AM VERY CONCERNED THIS COULD CAUSE ISSUES WITH THE AIRBAG. I WAS INFORMED BY A DASH BOARD REPAIR MAN THAT HE COULD NOT FIXES THE CRACKS OVER THE AIR BAG. HE STATE IT WOULD NOT BE SAFE FOR HIM OR IF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. ACURA S...

Mileage: 65,000

CRACKS IN DASHBOARD ABOVE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG BEGAN APPEARING JUST OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY PERIOD. CRACKING IS SEVERE AND COULD IMPARE/CUT THE AIRBAG ON DEPLOYMENT. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

I AM WRITING ABOUT MY 2004 ACURA TL AND HAVING A CRACKED DASH AND MIGHT HAVE A SAFETY ISSUE CONCERNING THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAG. *TR

Mileage: 81,000

2004 ACURA TL - DASHBOARD CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES AND STILL SPREADING. CAR HAS LESS THAN 47K MILES. NOTICED FIRST CRACK EARLIER IN 2010 NEAR THE CENTER SPEAKER ON THE DASH. IT SPREAD ALL THE WAY TO THE FRONT WINDSHIELD THEN ACROSS AND OVER THE GAUGES. JUST NOTICED ANOTHER CRACK 2 DAYS AGO, BUT...

Mileage: 46,600

DASHBOARD CRACKED AROUND AREA OF AIRBAG. *TR

Mileage: 78,900

TWO PARALLEL CRACKS IN MY PASSENGER DASHBOARD ALONG THE SIDES OF THE AIRBAG. STARTED WITH ONE CRACK AND THEN 6 MONTHS LATER ANOTHER CRACK APPEARED. CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY AND DEPLOYMENT FUNCTION OF THE AIRBAG IF AN ACCIDENT WERE TO OCCUR. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING AT THE PASSENGER SIDE, RIGHT WHERE THE AIR BAG IS LOCATED. I AM CONCERNED IT WOULD CAUSE THE AIR BAG TO NOT DEPLOY CORRECTLY. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

I OWN A 2004 ACURA TL. CAR IS NOW APPROXIMATELY 6 YEARS YOUNG, AND HAS DEVELOPED TWO UNSIGHTLY CRACKS IN THE FACTORY VINYL DASH PAD; ONE SMALL (NEAR THE CENTER SPEAKER), AND ONE LARGE! THE LARGE CRACK HAS DEVELOPED, IT APPEARS, DIRECTLY ON THE SEAM WHERE THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG MAY DEPLOY (I AS...

Mileage: 113,000

ACURA TL 2004 - THERE IS A CRACK ON THE DASHBOARD ABOVE THE PASSENGER'S AIRBAG WHICH RUNS FROM THE WINDSHIELD ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT. REPORTED IT TO THE DEALER AND SERVICE CENTER AND DIDN'T WANT TO REPLACE IT SINCE THERE WAS NO FORMAL RECALL ISSUED BY ACURA AND THE CAR IS OUT OF ...

Mileage: 65,000

HELLO, I HAVE A 2004 ACURA TL WITH 109,800 MILES ON IT. WITHIN THE PAST THREE WEEKS, THREE LARGE CRACKS DEVELOPED ON THE DASHBOARD. ONE IS DIRECTLY OVER THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE OTHER TWO ARE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OVER THE AIRBAG. MY CONCERN IS THAT THE CRACKS WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD AND DEPLOY ...

Mileage: 108,900

I HAVE A 2004 ACURA TL THAT THE PLASTIC DASH IS CRACKING AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. APPARENTLY THIS IS A VERY COMMON DEFECT DUE TO THE MANY OWNERS OF 2004 AND 2005 TL OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM I'VE FOUND ON THE INTERNET. I, AND MY MECHANIC FEEL THIS COULD EFFECT THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE PASSENGER ...

Mileage: 70,000

04 ACURA TL CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE BECAUSE OF RECALL I WAS UN AWARE OF WHAT DO I DO? ME AND MY 4 YEAR OLD SON WERE IN THE CAR WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT HAPPENED. *TR

Mileage: 121,000

CRACK ON DASHBOARD ABOVE PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT AIRBAGS. RUNS ENTIRE WIDTH FROM WINDSHIELD TO GLOVE COMPARTMENT. DEALERS DOES NOT WANT TO REPAIR CRACK SINCE THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

I HAVE AN ACURA TL 04 WITH A CRACKED DASHBOARD WHERE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG IS LOCATED. A CRACK APPEARED ON THE DRIVER SIDE BACK IN FEBRUARY, BUT NOW ITS CRACKING WHERE THE AIRBAG IS LOCATED. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

I NOTICED A LARGE CRACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD RUNNING ALONG THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRBAG COMPARTMENT, WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY ACCIDENTS OR ANYTHING THAT WOULD CAUSE THIS, I HAD THE CAR INSPECTED BY THE DEALERSHIP WHERE WE PURCHASED THE CAR (NEW) IN 2004 AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS CONSIDERED A COSMETI...

Mileage: 72,500

AT SIX YEARS AND 60K MILES, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON MY 2004 TL HAD TO BE REBUILT AT A COST OF $3,200. THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND ACURA WOULD NOT EXTEND THE WARRANTY. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED. I EXPECTED GREATER LONGEVITY FROM THIS TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

2004 ACURA TL - DASH HAS A 2' CRASH ON THE PASSENGER SIDE RUNNING TOP TO BOTTOM AND INTO SRS AIRBAG AREA. CRACK STARTED AT 90, 000 MILES. DEALERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGED PROBLEM BUT SINCE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY WANTS $580.00 TO FIX. THIS CRACK MAY SERIOUSLY AFFECT AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT ON PASSENGER SIDE. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

2004 ACURA TL HAS DEVELOPED 2 LARGE CRACKS OVER THE AIR BAGS IN THE DASH BOARD OF MY CAR. I AM CONCERNED NOT ONLY ABOUT THE APPEARANCE BUT MY SAFETY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. WILL IT DEPLOY PROPERLY OR WILL IT GO OFF ON ITS OWN WHILE I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD? *TR

Mileage: 77,000

A FEW MONTHS AGO I NOTICED A SMALL CRACK ON THE DASH OF MY 2004 ACURA. THAT SMALL CRACK HAS PROGRESSED TO A LARGE ONE AND JOINED BY TWO OTHERS. THE CRACKS ARE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DIRECTLY OVER THE AIRBAG. THIS MAKES ME CONCERNED THAT THE AIRBAG MAY NOT OPERATE PROPERLY IF NEEDED. IT ALSO MAKES ME...

Mileage: 58,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA 3.2TL. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE WITH PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL HE HEARD A GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A HARD SPOT ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE PEDAL WHICH WOULD WEAR DOWN OVER TIME...

Mileage: 38,500

DASHBOARD CRACKED WHERE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS LOCATED. ON THE INTERNET, SEEING A HIGH FREQUENCY OF COMPLAINTS. CONCERNS ARE THE AIRBAG MAY NOT WORK CORRECTLY NOW. *TR

DASHBOARD CRACKED WHERE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS LOCATED. ON THE INTERNET, SEEING A HIGH FREQUENCY OF COMPLAINTS. CONCERNS ARE THE AIRBAG MAY NOT WORK CORRECTLY NOW. *TR

2004 ACURA TL WITH CRACKED DASHBOARD AROUND PASSENGER AIRBAG. OUTLINE OF THE AIRBAG WAS VISIBLE SINCE THE CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 50000 MILES. NOW THE CRACKS ARE VERY VISIBLE AND GETTING WORSE. SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE OF PASSENGER AIRBAG. CALLED ACURA CORPORATE, THEY OFFERED A 25% DISCOUNT TO REPLAC...

Mileage: 49,000

2004 ACURA TL WITH CRACKED DASHBOARD AROUND PASSENGER AIRBAG. OUTLINE OF THE AIRBAG WAS VISIBLE SINCE THE CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 50000 MILES. NOW THE CRACKS ARE VERY VISIBLE AND GETTING WORSE. SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE OF PASSENGER AIRBAG. CALLED ACURA CORPORATE, THEY OFFERED A 25% DISCOUNT TO REPLAC...

Mileage: 49,000

2004 ACURA TL DASHBOARD CRACKED IN THREE (3) DIFFERENT AREAS ABOVE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT ACURA HAS IDENTIFIED THIS AS A DEFECTIVE PART, BUT IS NOT WILLING TO REPLACE IT WITHOUT THE OWNER PAYING FOR A GOOD PORTION ($800 TO A $1000). YES, THIS IS A DEFECTI...

Mileage: 84,525

THIS COMPLAINT IS IN REGARDS TO 2004 ACURA TL DASH BOARDS CRACKING IN THE AREA OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. MY CAR WITH 94K MILE DASH CRACKED YESTERDAY PERFECTLY ALONG THE PASSENGER DASH. WHILE RESEARCHING THIS ONLINE I SEE THAT SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED AND HAVE PICTURES OF THE EXACT SAME ISSUE WH...

Mileage: 94,100

THIS COMPLAINT IS IN REGARDS TO 2004 ACURA TL DASH BOARDS CRACKING IN THE AREA OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. MY CAR WITH 94K MILE DASH CRACKED YESTERDAY PERFECTLY ALONG THE PASSENGER DASH. WHILE RESEARCHING THIS ONLINE I SEE THAT SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED AND HAVE PICTURES OF THE EXACT SAME ISSUE WH...

Mileage: 94,100

2004 ACURA TL WITH A CRACKED DASHBOARD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD THAT SURROUNDS THE AIR BAG WAS CRACKED AND HAS BECOME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER TIME. THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE DASHBOARD DISPLAYED A SMALL CRACK. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE FINE, BU...

Mileage: 86,000

OUTLINE OF PASSENGER AIRBAG HAS APPEARED AS A CRACK IN THE DASH ON MY 04 ACURA TL. IT HAS 63000 MILES AND WAS BOUGHT AS CERTIFIED. *TR

Mileage: 63,000

OUTLINE OF PASSENGER AIRBAG HAS APPEARED AS A CRACK IN THE DASH ON MY 04 ACURA TL. IT HAS 63000 MILES AND WAS BOUGHT AS CERTIFIED. *TR

Mileage: 63,000

DASH ON PASSENGER SIDE OF 2004 ACURA TL CRACKED EXACTLY AS DEPICTED ON MANY SITES AFECTING OWNERS OF SUCH MAKE & MODEL. THIS IS A FAILURE CONSISTENT WITH ITS MFG YEAR AND SHOULD BE REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 111,584

2004 ACURA TL: AIRBAG COVER ON DASH HAS CRACKED OPEN ON BOTH SIDES OF AIRBAG. AFRAID AIRBAG WILL DEPLOY RANDOMLY. THE CRACK STARTED SMALL BUT HAS GROWN TO ALMOST THE SIZE OF THE DASH CAR IS GARAGED AND DASH COVERED IN SUNLIGHT. ACURA DOES NOT SEEM TO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 93,600

ON CASE PE07060 WITH ACURA WIPERS. THE FIX ACURA PROVIDED SIMPLY DOES NOT WORK. MY WIPERS STOPPED WORKING FOR NO APPARENT REASON DURING A STORM (COMMON IN SOUTH FLORIDA). I ALMOST GOT INTO A HUGE ACCIDENT BECAUSE I COULD NOT SEE. THANKFULLY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. THE FUSE IS OK. WHEN I TOOK THE V...

THIS INVOLVES MY 2004 ACURA TL, WHICH I HAVE OWNED SINCE OCTOBER 2007. IN THE TWO AND A HALF YEARS SINCE THE PURCHASE, SIGNIFICANT CRACKS HAVE APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD OF THIS CAR. THERE ARE SEVERAL CRACKS ON THE DASH IN FRONT OF THE DRIVING PANEL. THERE ARE ALSO TWO MAJOR CRACKS ON THE PASSENGER S...

Mileage: 90,000

THIS INVOLVES MY 2004 ACURA TL, WHICH I HAVE OWNED SINCE OCTOBER 2007. IN THE TWO AND A HALF YEARS SINCE THE PURCHASE, SIGNIFICANT CRACKS HAVE APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD OF THIS CAR. THERE ARE SEVERAL CRACKS ON THE DASH IN FRONT OF THE DRIVING PANEL. THERE ARE ALSO TWO MAJOR CRACKS ON THE PASSENGER S...

Mileage: 90,000

2004 ACURA TL DASHBOARD HAS 2 LARGE CRACKS THAT APPEARED IN THE LAST 7 DAYS. ONE IS ABOUT 14" LONG AND RUNS FROM THE AREA OF THE GLOVE BOX/AIR BAG ALL THE WAY TOWARDS THE WINDSHIELD. *TR

Mileage: 73,000

CRACKED DASH IN MANY PLACES. *TR

Mileage: 93,000

2004 ACURA TL CRACKED DASHBOARD IN SEVERAL PLACES INCLUDING AIRBAG COVER. *TR

Mileage: 68,500

I HAD REPLACED THE STEERING HOSE FOR MY 2004 ACURA TL MORE THAN 3 TIMES BECAUSE IT IS DAMAGED AND THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING WHICH SEEM VERY UNUSUAL COMPARE TO OTHER CAR THAT I KNOW. *TR

2004 ACURA TL, PASSENGER SIDE AREA OF DASHBOARD STARTING TO CRACK ABOVE WHERE AIRBAG IS LOCATED. COULD THIS CAUSE PROBLEM WITH AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT WHEN DASH HAS NUMEROUS CRACKS. HAVE FOUND OTHER TL'S IN THE 2004-2006 RANGE WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS ON FORUMS AND FACEBOOK LINKS AS WELL. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

INSTRUCTIONS IN THE ACURA OEM SERVICE MANUAL FOR MY 2004 TL HAS AN ERROR THAT COULD RESULT IN THE FRONT DISC BRAKE PADS BEING INSTALLED INCORRECTLY ON CARS WITH THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION OPTION. THIS COULD CAUSE THE BRAKES TO WORK INCORRECTLY. ADVICE I HAVE BEEN GIVEN BY ACURA CUSTOMER SERVICE IN TO...

Mileage: 60,000

I BOUGHT A USED 2004 ACURA TL. THE DASHBOARD CRACK IS OUTLINING THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. I'M TRUSTING THAT THIS WILL NOT BE A SAFETY ISSUE FOR ANY PASSENGER IF I EVER GET IN AN ACCIDENT. I DO NOT OFTEN DRIVE OTHER PEOPLE, WHICH FREES ME FROM WORRYING ABOUT REPERCUSSIONS. WHEN I CALLED ACURA'S H...

MULTIPLE CRACKS IN 2004 ACURA TL DASHBOARD ABOVE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG - SEEMS LIKE A POSSIBLE SAFETY ISSUE FOR THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG IN AN ACCIDENT AS WELL AS EXTREMELY UPSETTING SEEING AS HOW THE CAR IS ONLY 6 YEARS OLD. CAR IS GARAGE KEPT. *TR

Mileage: 99,000

2004 ACURA TL ENGINE CUT OFF. CONSUMER ALSO STATES THAT THERE WAS A THROTTLE ACTUATOR MALFUNCTION. SEEMS THAT THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. *KB A DIAGNOSTIC TEST REVEALED THE THROTTLE BODY WAS FILLED WITH CARBON WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO STALL AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT R...

THE BRAKES ON MY 2004 ACURA TL HAVE CONTINUED TO BE SPONGY AND AIR GETS INTO THE SYSTEM. I HAVE SPENT OVER $1000 TRYING TO FIX THE BRAKES AND THEY KEEP GETTING SPONGY WITHIN A DAY OF BEING BLED. MY MECHANIC DID A SEACH AND FOUND THE FOLLOWING TSB. HTTP://WWW.IN.HONDA.COM/RJANISIS/PUBS/SB/B07-041....

Mileage: 95,871

CRACKED DASHBOARD ON 2004 ACURA TL. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

THE DASHBOARD IN MY 2004 ACURA TL IS CRACKED FROM THE WINDSHIELD DOWN TO THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE. IT APPEARS TO GO RIGHT OVER THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. *TR

Mileage: 88,000

ON THE DASHBOARD THERE IS A CRACK AT THE PLACE WHERE THE AIR BAG IS SUPPOSE TO DEPLOY. THE CRACK WAS NOT CAUSE BY IMPACT NOR BY THE SUM. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

2004 ACURA TL DASHBOARD IS SEVERELY CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

2004 ACURA TL WITH HUGE CRACKS IN DASH AROUND AIRBAGS. CAR HAS BEEN GARAGE KEPT AND TOTALLY BABIED. DASH NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. NOT SURE THE AIRBAGS WILL WORK PROPERLY IF NEEDED. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A CERTIFIED ACURA TL AFTER TWO MONTHS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE THE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED IN TWO PLACES ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. I EXPLAINED THIS TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I DO NOT FEEL IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE IN THIS CONDITION DUE TO THE AIR BAG. ...

Mileage: 57,000

RECENTLY MY 2004 ACURA TL DASH STARTED CRACKING SPONTANEOUSLY OVER THE DRIVER SIDE INSTRUMENT PANEL. I HAVE READ OF OTHER COMPLAINTS OF CRACKS OVER THE PASSENGER AIR BAG AS WELL, DOCUMENTED AT HTTP://TL.ACURAZINE.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=730775. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A DANGEROUS SAFETY HAZARD AND ...

Mileage: 48,000

DASH STARTED TO CRACK AROUND THE AIRBAG HOUSING. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY STATED IT WAS DUE TO THE SUN AND IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I EXPRESSED MY CONCERNS THAT IT WOULD EFFECT THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAG, ACURA SERVICE STATED IT WOULD NOT EFFECT THE AIRBAG. THE DASH IS NOW ...

Mileage: 88,000

2004 TL CRACKING IN DASH GETTING WORSE EVERYDAY, HAPPENED STARTING 2009 WITH A SMALL CRACK. NOW CRACKS ARE ALL OVER DASH. POSSIBLE AIRBAG FAILURE FROM THE LOOKS OF THE CRACKS. NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. VERY UNSAFE. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

2004 ACURA TL BOTH XENON HEADLIGHTS STOP WORKING. THIS CAR LOW AND HIGH BEAM ARE ON THIS SYSTEM (ONE BULB FOR BOTH LOW AND HIGH BEAM). NO LIGHTS FOR DRIVING AT NIGHT AND BAD WEATHER. *TR

Mileage: 56,000

TWO WEEKS AGO, I NOTICE A CRACK ON THE DASHBOARD ABOUT 1 INCH LONG. TODAY THE CRACK IS ABOUT 5 INCHES LONG (1/5/2010). I HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE VEHICLE, BUT THE THEY WOULD NOT COVER IT BECAUSE THEY SAID IT IS A WEAR AND TEAR PART. IT IS TRULY A DEFECT, THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 66,000 MILES AND N...

Mileage: 66,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL WHICH WAS PURCHASED IN MAY 2007. WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 30 MPH IN UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, SHE COULD HEAR METAL HITTING THE CONCRETE. SHE NOTICED THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE WAS SLANTED OUTWARD. HER INSURANCE COMPANY FOUND THE FRONT TIRE ROD FAILED AND C...

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS THE WINDOW WIPERS BECAME INOPERATIVE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO AN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT SHORTAGE IN THE WINDOW WIPER SYSTEM MOTOR. THE V...

Mileage: 95,098

WIRING HARNESS UNDER MOLDING BELOW DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR INSIDE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT DEVELOPED A SHORT, CAUSING PASSENGER COMPARTMENT TO FILL WITH SMOKE. MOLDING MELTED AND SITUATION WAS AVERTED PRIOR TO A FIRE DEVELOPING. *TR

Mileage: 50,858

A FEW MONTHS AGO MY 2004 ACURA TL DASH STARTED CRACKING AROUND MY AIRBAG ON MY DASH. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A DANGEROUS SAFETY HAZARD AND IS A DEFECT OF ACURA. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHER 2004 ACURA TL'S THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND I AM WONDERING WHAT IS GOING TO BE DONE TO RESOLVE THE ...

Mileage: 45,788

I CURRENTLY OWNED A 2004 ACURA TL AND THE DASH IS CRACKING ALL AROUND, NOW I AM CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY IN CASE OF A CRASH HOW WILL IT AFFECT THE AIRBAGS, ACURA LTD. WILL DO NOTHING TO REMEDY THE SITUATION DUE TO THE DASH IS (NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR) MEANWHILE IT IS A BRAND NEW CAR. *TR

2004 ACURA TL AT HAS SOFT AND SPONGY BRAKES. BRAKING SEEMS USELESS UNDER HARD-BRAKING CONDITIONS. IT ALL STARTED WHEN I HAD TO HIT THE BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING ROAD DEBRIS, ABS WENT INTO ACTION AND THE CAR STOPPED IN A DIME, HOWEVER, A FEW DAYS AFTER THE EVENT, I NOTICED THE BRAKES GETTING SPON...

Mileage: 48,567

2004 ACURA TL AT HAS SOFT AND SPONGY BRAKES. BRAKING SEEMS USELESS UNDER HARD-BRAKING CONDITIONS. IT ALL STARTED WHEN I HAD TO HIT THE BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING ROAD DEBRIS, ABS WENT INTO ACTION AND THE CAR STOPPED IN A DIME, HOWEVER, A FEW DAYS AFTER THE EVENT, I NOTICED THE BRAKES GETTING SPON...

Mileage: 48,567

1. SPONTANEOUS CRACKS IN THE DASH AROUND THE PASSENGER AIR BAG UNIT. 2. AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ON 3. SPONTANEOUS CRACK IN DASH NEAR STEERING COLUMN. *TR

Mileage: 54,000

1. SPONTANEOUS CRACKS IN THE DASH AROUND THE PASSENGER AIR BAG UNIT. 2. AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ON 3. SPONTANEOUS CRACK IN DASH NEAR STEERING COLUMN. *TR

Mileage: 54,000

DASHBOARD IS CRACKING SIGNIFICANTLY AROUND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG AND ALSO IN FRONT OF DRIVERS SEAT. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

SEVERAL ACURAS TL 2004 HAVE HUGE CRACKS ON TOP OF THE AIRBAGS, OUR MEMBERS HAVE RAISED THE ISSUE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF A CRACKED DASHBOARD BEING A SAFETY HAZARD. ALTHOUGH WE DON'T KNOW OF ANY CASES YET, IT IS REASONABLE TO BELIEVE THAT CRACKS THAT DEVELOP WHERE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IS SUPPOSED TO ...

SEVERAL ACURAS TL 2004 HAVE HUGE CRACKS ON TOP OF THE AIRBAGS, OUR MEMBERS HAVE RAISED THE ISSUE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF A CRACKED DASHBOARD BEING A SAFETY HAZARD. ALTHOUGH WE DON'T KNOW OF ANY CASES YET, IT IS REASONABLE TO BELIEVE THAT CRACKS THAT DEVELOP WHERE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IS SUPPOSED TO ...

MY 2004 ACURA HAS A DASHBOARD THAT HAS CRACKED AROUND THE AIRBAG. I HAVE USED A SUN COVER AND PARKED IN SHADED SPOTS, NEVER LEAVING THE DASH IN THE SUN. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE CRACKING BECAUSE IT IS INVOLVING THE AIRBAG AND I AM WORRIED THE AIRBAG WILL NOT PROPERLY DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH...

THERE IS NO INCIDENT TO MY KNOWLEDGE BUT I WOULD LIKE TO PREVENT AN INCIDENT FROM HAPPENING BEFORE IT DOES. 2004-2005 ACURA TL DASH WILL CRACK WHERE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS TO DEPLOY. THESE CRACKS COULD AFFECT THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAG IN A CRASH AND CAUSE PERMANENT DAMAGE TO THE PASSENGER OF T...

Mileage: 47,000

1. RECALL CAMPAIGN ID# 08V092000 - 2004-2005 ACURA TL (WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR); MANUFACTURER REPORT DATE: FEBRUARY 25, 2008 2. AS PER ACURA, A WIPER MOTOR KIT WAS INSTALLED JUNE 27, 2008 ON MY 2004 ACURA TL. 3. ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2009 MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAME INOPERABLE. I CONTACTED THE ...

Mileage: 92,355

1. RECALL CAMPAIGN ID# 08V092000 - 2004-2005 ACURA TL (WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR); MANUFACTURER REPORT DATE: FEBRUARY 25, 2008 2. AS PER ACURA, A WIPER MOTOR KIT WAS INSTALLED JUNE 27, 2008 ON MY 2004 ACURA TL. 3. ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2009 MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAME INOPERABLE. I CONTACTED THE ...

Mileage: 92,355

1. RECALL CAMPAIGN ID# 08V092000 - 2004-2005 ACURA TL (WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR); MANUFACTURER REPORT DATE: FEBRUARY 25, 2008 2. AS PER ACURA, A WIPER MOTOR KIT WAS INSTALLED JUNE 27, 2008 ON MY 2004 ACURA TL. 3. ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2009 MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAME INOPERABLE. I CONTACTED THE ...

Mileage: 92,355

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM A DOCTORS VISIT, MY 2004 ACURA 3.2TL WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR, THE ENGINE WOULD REV UP BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE, RPM'S WOULD JUST JUMP UP AND DOWN LIKE IT WAS STUCK IN NEUTRAL. I SHUT THE CAR OFF, TURNED IT BACK ON AND IT WORKED FINE FOR ANOTHER TWO MILES BEFORE ACTING...

Mileage: 83,886

I WAS SATISFIED WITH THIS CAR UNTIL RECENTLY. PRESENTLY HAVING A PROBLEM WITH FRONT END VIBRATION. CHANGED AND BALANCED TIRES, PLUS ALIGNMENT. PROBLEM STILL CONTINUES. RETURNED CAR TO DEALER FOR RECHECK AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIBRATION IS MY TRANSMISSION GOING BAD. APPROX. 66000 MILES ON THE CAR....

Mileage: 66,755

ENGINE EMISSIONS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. BROUGHT IN FOR SERVICE IMMEDIATELY. DEFECTIVE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR AND LEAKING HEAD GASKETS DIAGNOSED,REQUIRING ALMOST $3000 IN REPAIRS. *TR

Mileage: 59,607

ENGINE EMISSIONS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. BROUGHT IN FOR SERVICE IMMEDIATELY. DEFECTIVE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR AND LEAKING HEAD GASKETS DIAGNOSED,REQUIRING ALMOST $3000 IN REPAIRS. *TR

Mileage: 59,607

MY 2004 ACURA TL HAD A RECALL ON POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK IN SPRING OF 2008 AND IN DECEMBER OF 2008 I HAD TO GET MY CAR REPAIRED FOR THAT REASON AND THE ACURA DEALER NEVER REIMBURSED ME FOR THAT EXPENSE EVENTHOUGH IT WAS A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 56,744

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WERE MADE BEFORE THE VEHICLE FINALLY CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE STOPPING DISTANCE WAS INCREASED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED...

Mileage: 73,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BALL JOINTS SNAPPED IN HALF. THE CONTACT MOVED THE VEHICLE OVER NEAR THE GUARD RAILS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPAIRED THE FRONT BUMPER AND REPLACED THE PASSENGER SIDE BALL JOINTS. THE FAILUR...

Mileage: 79,000

2004 ACURA 3.2TL- TRANSMISSION SLIPPED WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

2004 ACURA TL-TRANSMISSION FAILURE- WELL THIS HAS NOT HAPPENED TO MY CAR AS OF YET BUT I CAN FEEL THE SLIPPING OF THE TRANSMISSION AND IM POSITIVE IT WILL GO OUT AT ANYTIME, AND FROM WHAT IT STATES IN YOUR LIST ACURA HAS AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THAT THIS IS HAPPENING ON 2004-2005 TL'S TRANSMISSION. AS...

TRANSMISSION SHUDDER AT 35-50 M.P.H WHILE TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTING THROUGH GEARS. *TR

Mileage: 73,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA 3.2TL. THE CONSUMER HIT A POTHOLE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE . THE RIM BROKE INTO PIECES AND THE TIRE WAS DAMAGED. THE RIM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 11-24-08 *BF UPDATED 11/25/08. *JB

Mileage: 31,800

I PURCHASED VEHICLE AUGUST 2, 2008. I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE SINCE THE PURCHASE. THE VEHICLE HUMS AND SHAKES WHILE DRIVING AND A VIBRATION CAN BE FELT. *TR

Mileage: 47,218

I PURCHASED VEHICLE AUGUST 2, 2008. I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE SINCE THE PURCHASE. THE VEHICLE HUMS AND SHAKES WHILE DRIVING AND A VIBRATION CAN BE FELT. *TR

Mileage: 47,218

FORTY EIGHT DAYS AFTER PURCHASING A NEW SET OF PIRELLI P6 FOUR SEASON TIRES P235/45R17 FOR OUR 2004 ACURA, MY HUSBAND AND I WERE CROSSING THE CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE, GOING APPROXIMATELY 35 MILES AN HOUR. ABOUT 3/4'S OF THE WAY ACROSS THE BRIDGE, WE HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THE CAR INSTANTLY BECAME MORE...

Mileage: 51,900

SUDDEN TRANSMISSION FAILURE, WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR PREVIOUS NOISE. SIMILAR SYMPTOMS OF A PREVIOUS RECALL, BUT HONDA INSISTS IT DOES NOT AFFECT MY VIN. *TR

Mileage: 122,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR EAGLE TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A TSB NUMBER 05-076 THAT WAS ISSUED BY ACURA. THE TSB PERTAINS TO TIRE WEAR WHEN THE VEHICLE IS LOADED. THE CONTACT PURCHASED BRAND NEW TIRES IN DECEMBER OF 2007. HE TOOK A ROAD TRIP WIT...

Mileage: 29,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR EAGLE TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A TSB NUMBER 05-076 THAT WAS ISSUED BY ACURA. THE TSB PERTAINS TO TIRE WEAR WHEN THE VEHICLE IS LOADED. THE CONTACT PURCHASED BRAND NEW TIRES IN DECEMBER OF 2007. HE TOOK A ROAD TRIP WIT...

Mileage: 29,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR EAGLE TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A TSB NUMBER 05-076 THAT WAS ISSUED BY ACURA. THE TSB PERTAINS TO TIRE WEAR WHEN THE VEHICLE IS LOADED. THE CONTACT PURCHASED BRAND NEW TIRES IN DECEMBER OF 2007. HE TOOK A ROAD TRIP WIT...

Mileage: 29,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE WAS NOT RECEIVED UNTIL SEVEN MONTHS AFTER THE FAILURE RECURRED. SHE WAS CONCERNED OF THE LENGTH OF TIME THAT IT TOOK TO RECEIVE THE NOTIFICATION IN REGARDS TO THE SAFETY ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND RECALL NUMBER WER...

2004 ACURA TL WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR RECALL NOTICE. CONSUMER PAID FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS AND WANTS TO BE REIMBURSE FOR THE RECALL. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT WAS PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE AND INFORMED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS NOT WORKING. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES IN THE HEADLIGHTS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT HAS RECENT...

Mileage: 50,000

2004 ACURA TL WITH TWO RECALLS. CONSUMER STATES THAT HE WOULD LIKE FULL REIMBURSEMENT OF THE REPAIRS HE PAID FOR ON HIS VEHICLE, WHICH WERE THEN RECALLED. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED DUE TO THE POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK, THE ENGINE STOPPED WORKING. *JB

2004 ACURA TL WITH TWO RECALLS. CONSUMER STATES THAT HE WOULD LIKE FULL REIMBURSEMENT OF THE REPAIRS HE PAID FOR ON HIS VEHICLE, WHICH WERE THEN RECALLED. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED DUE TO THE POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK, THE ENGINE STOPPED WORKING. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING PUMP MADE A LOUD WHINING NOISE AS IF THERE WAS NO FLUID. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING OUT. THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND POWER STEERING FLUID WERE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE ...

Mileage: 113,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING PUMP MADE A LOUD WHINING NOISE AS IF THERE WAS NO FLUID. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING OUT. THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND POWER STEERING FLUID WERE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE ...

Mileage: 113,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY DOING ABOUT 65MPH AND MY VEHICLE JUST WENT INTO A COMPLETE STOP AND IT WILL NOT EXCEED 50MPH IMMEDIATELY MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WHEN I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER THEY REPORTED THAT THE THROTTLE WAS LOOSE AND THAT THERE IS NOTHING ELSE WRONG AND THAT IS WHEN THEY...

Mileage: 634,888

AS I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 8 WEST BOUND ON CRUISE CONTROL ABOUT 65MPH. I GET A SMELL OF OIL BURNING, AS I LOOK AT MY DASH I SEE THE RPM AT 4K. SO I TURN OFF MY CRUISE CONTROL AS I STEP ON THE GAS, NOTHING HAPPENS. SO I CONTINUE TO ROLL AND PULL OVER. WHEN I OPEN MY HOOD ALOT OF OIL ON MY ENGINE...

Mileage: 66,501

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT SMELLED BURNING OIL WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED. HE PULLED OVER AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE HOOD. WHENEVER THE CONTACT TURNS THE VEHICLE, SMOKE ENTERED THROUGH THE VENTS AND OUT OF THE HOOD. HE EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT T...

Mileage: 109,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT REPLACED FOUR SETS OF BRIDGESTONE TIRES, SIZE P23545R17 (NA) DUE TO INNER TREAD WEAR. THE DEALER INFORMED HIM OF TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER 05-050, DATED JANUARY OF 2006. THE BULLETIN STATED THAT THE 2004 ACURA TL CAN ONLY USE BRIDGESTONE TU...

Mileage: 12,800

ON JANUARY 4, 2008, WHILE TURNING LEFT FROM A STOPLIGHT IN CLIFTON PARK, NY, THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL OF THE MY 2004 ACURA TL BROKE LOOSE AND WAS NO LONGER CONTROLLABLE. I WAS ABLE TO NAVIGATE/COAST THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER TOOK THE CAR TO NORTHEAST ACURA. AT THE TIME OF ...

Mileage: 61,634

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. WHILE CHANGING THE OIL IN THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SEAL ON THE POWER STEERING WAS DAMAGED. IT APPEARED AS IF THE FLUID WAS LEAKING. THE DEALER STATED THAT ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMB...

Mileage: 101,000

DRIVING TO WORK IN THE RAIN THIS MORNING AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. I HAD ZERO VISIBILITY AND WAS IN THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC ON A FOUR LANE ROAD. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL OF THESE COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET AND THINK THAT THIS TYPE OF SAFETY FAILURE SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

BOTH MINE AND MY FRIENDS POWER STREEING PUMPS HAVE GONE BAD RIGHT AROUND THE SAME TIME IN OUR 2004 ACURA TL. RIGHT AROUND THE 60K MARK. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EVERY TIME HE DRIVES HIS VEHICLE AT 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATES AND THEN STOPS. ONCE THE SPEED REACHES 75 MPH, THE VIBRATION BECOMES WORSE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TWICE, BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE....

Mileage: 500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA 3.2TL. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE. THE DEALER PERFORMED AN OIL CHANGE ON THE VEHICLE THE DAY PRIOR TO THE FAILURE AND THEY STATED THAT EVERYTHING LOOKED FINE. WHEN A TOW TRUCK ...

Mileage: 90,000

I STARTED MY CAR, BACKED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, STARTED TO GO DOWN THE ROAD AND SMELLED A STRONG WHIFF OF GASOLINE. SO I BACKED UP AND PULLED BACK IN MY DRIVEWAY TO FIND GAS POURING DOWN THE FRONT OF MY GAS TANK, ALL OVER THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. IN A FEW SECONDS OF HAVING THE CAR RUNNING I HAD A 5 FOOT POO...

Mileage: 50,000

THE WIPER MOTOR FAILED DURING A HEAVY RAINSTORM ON THE INTERSTATE. THERE ARE OTHER REPORTS OF SIMILAR FAILURES REPORTED ON THE ACURA TL OWNERS SITE HTTP://TL.ACURAZINE.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?=160666&HIGHLIGHT=WIPER+MOTOR. *JB

Mileage: 54,502

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL 3.2. HE STATED THAT WHILE IDLED, HE SMELLED SMOKE BUT DID NOT REALIZE IT WAS COMING FROM HIS VEHICLE. HE NOTICED FLAMES COMING FROM THE ENGINE WHEN HE OPENED THE HOOD. THE FLAMES CEASED WHEN HE TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND...

Mileage: 54,000

2001 ACURA TL CUSTOMER STATES THAT HE WAS NOT HAPPY WITH THE SERVICE RECEIVED AND THE WORK WAS NOT DONE CORRECTLY**CC THE CONSUMER TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO HAVE THE RECALL PERFORMED REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION, HOWEVER WHEN HE RECEIVED HIS VEHICLE BACK, IT WAS IN WORSE SHAPE THAN WHEN HE BROUGHT IN. THE...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHICH INDICATED THAT THE KNOCK SENSOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHILE ACCELERATING AND THE EXHAUST FUMES HAD A STRONG AROMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS A DECREASED IN GAS ...

Mileage: 56,200

THE MICHELIN TIRES FAILED ON REAR OF FRONT WHEEL AFTER 2500 MILE ROAD TRIP. TIRES WERE INFLATED TO 38 PSI AS RECOMMENDED BY CAR MANUFACTURING WHEELS WERE E IN ALIGNMENT. BELTS APPEARED TO HAVE FAILED AS EVIDENCED BY WEAR PATTERN. MICHELIN AND THEIR DEALERS INDICATED THERE WAS NO WARRANTY OF ...

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE 2004 ACURA TL, WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP ON 01/18/07 FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE SHE WAS INFORMED BY THE SERVICE MECHANIC THAT THE 2 REAR TIRESPREMATURELY WEAR WORE OUT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA HAS A SERVICE BULLETIN #05076. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MEC...

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE 2004 ACURA TL, WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP ON 01/18/07 FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE SHE WAS INFORMED BY THE SERVICE MECHANIC THAT THE 2 REAR TIRESPREMATURELY WEAR WORE OUT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA HAS A SERVICE BULLETIN #05076. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MEC...

COMPLETE FAILURE OF RIGHT REAR TIRE PURCHASED NEW IN A SET OF FOUR APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH BEFORE (NOVEMBER 16, 2006). TIRE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH. FAILED TIRE FLEW OFF RIM (WHEEL) CAUSING CAR TO BE NEARLY UNCONTROLLABLE AND CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FRONT RIM (WHEEL) AN...

Mileage: 34,190

I HAVE OWNED THIS 2004 ACURA TL SINCE JAN. 2004. IT HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP ON AT LEAST 4 OCCASIONS DUE TO A SIGNIFICANT VIBRATION. THE VIBRATION IS MOST NOTICEABLE AT ABOUT 60 MPH. ONE CAN FEEL AND SEE THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATE. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE TIRES (AT NO CHARGE) WITH LESS THAN 20...

I HAVE OWNED THIS 2004 ACURA TL SINCE JAN. 2004. IT HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP ON AT LEAST 4 OCCASIONS DUE TO A SIGNIFICANT VIBRATION. THE VIBRATION IS MOST NOTICEABLE AT ABOUT 60 MPH. ONE CAN FEEL AND SEE THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATE. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE TIRES (AT NO CHARGE) WITH LESS THAN 20...

2004 ACURA TL RIGHT FRONT BALL JOINT BROKE IN HALF. *TS THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE INCIDENT HAPPENED BECAUSE OF A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THE DEALER BLAMED THE FAILURE ON AFTER MARKET RIMS THAT THE CONSUMER PURCHASED, THE BUSINESS WHERE THE RIMS WERE PURCHASED STATED THEY WERE A PROPER FIT FOR THE VE...

Mileage: 64,229

2004 ACURA TL RIGHT FRONT BALL JOINT BROKE IN HALF. *TS THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE INCIDENT HAPPENED BECAUSE OF A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THE DEALER BLAMED THE FAILURE ON AFTER MARKET RIMS THAT THE CONSUMER PURCHASED, THE BUSINESS WHERE THE RIMS WERE PURCHASED STATED THEY WERE A PROPER FIT FOR THE VE...

Mileage: 64,229

2004 ACURA TL MOON ROOF JUST FLEW OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. *NM

DRIVING ALONG ON I-10 IN MOBILE, AL ON SATURDAY EVENING. STARTED RAINING, TURNED ON THE WIPERS AND THEY WORKED FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES, THEN RETURNED TO THE OFF POSITION AND STOPPED WORKING IN MIDDLE OF A RAIN STORM. I ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT TRYING TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY TO THE SHOULDER. WASHER STILL...

I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 ACURA TL ON A RECENTLY REPAVED HIGHWAY WHEN THE WHEEL FELL OFF THE AXLE WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WERE NO PRECEDING NOISES OR CHANGES IN HANDLING. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD QUICKLY AND AVOID INJURY. THE CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, SO I CONTACTED ACURA TLC SE...

Mileage: 46,973

FOUR NEW P235/45ZR17 PIRELLI PZERO NERO M&S TIRES PURCHASED DECEMBER 6, 2005 FROM TIRE RACK. HAVE HAD 3 [SO FAR] OF THOSE TIRES BLOW OUT: MARCH 9, 2006 AFTER 3,295 MILES; MAY 30, 2006 AFTER 5,536 MILES; JUNE 30, 2006 AFTER 6,184 MILES. (1) WERE TOLD BY TIRE RACK AND THEIR INSTALLER THAT IT WAS JU...

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR ON HIGHWAY, RIGHT FRONT BALL-JOINT BROKE IN HALF WITH NO WARNING OR REASON. RIGHT FRONT TIRE BECAME PERPENDICULAR TO THE VEHICLE. WIFE AND CHILD WERE IN VEHICLE WITH COMPLETE LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE. THE BALL JOINT WAS ABSOLUTELY DEFECTIVE AND ACURA REFUSED TO ASSIST IN RE...

Mileage: 62,500

THIS IS A NEAR MISS PROBLEM. WE OWN AN ACURA TL 2004. IT HAS TERRIBLE BLIND SPOTS. I THINK THAT THE PROBLEM ARISES BECAUSE THE BARS WITH THE AIR BAGS IN THEM ARE SO WIDE THAT THEY CAN HIDE AN ENTIRE CAR. WE HAVE HAD TO ADD DEVELOP EXTRA MECHANISMS TO ANTICIPATE POSSIBLE VEHICLES, AND I FEEL MUCH L...

THIS IS A NEAR MISS PROBLEM. WE OWN AN ACURA TL 2004. IT HAS TERRIBLE BLIND SPOTS. I THINK THAT THE PROBLEM ARISES BECAUSE THE BARS WITH THE AIR BAGS IN THEM ARE SO WIDE THAT THEY CAN HIDE AN ENTIRE CAR. WE HAVE HAD TO ADD DEVELOP EXTRA MECHANISMS TO ANTICIPATE POSSIBLE VEHICLES, AND I FEEL MUCH L...

I HAD TO BREAK FOR A CAT RUNNING IN THE ROAD TO A HEAVY AND COMPLETE STOP. IT CAUSED THE ONE OF THE FRONT BRAKE PADS TO MELT AND NOW ARE HARDEN AND DON'T STOP AS WELL AND MAKES A HEAVY GRINDING NOISE. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY SAID ITS OK JUST TO BRAKE HARD A FEW TIMES AND WILL CLEAR THE PAD. I HAVE T...

Mileage: 29,000

VIBRATION AT 50-55 MPH. SOMETIMES WORSE THAN OTHERS. CAN MAKE CAR FEEL UNSTABLE. CHANGING TIRES DID NOT HELP. *JB

Mileage: 1

VIBRATION AT 50-55 MPH. SOMETIMES WORSE THAN OTHERS. CAN MAKE CAR FEEL UNSTABLE. CHANGING TIRES DID NOT HELP. *JB

Mileage: 1

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ORIGINAL REAR TIRES WERE REPLACED AT 15,000 MILES DUE TO BALDNESS TWO-THIRDS FROM THE OUTSIDE TO THE INSIDE. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE TIRES ARE BRIDGESTONE TURANZA P23545R17.

Mileage: 15,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE CHANGING LANES AT 30 MPH THE VEHICLE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THIS WAS A FRONTAL IMPACT AND THE DRIVER WAS WEARING A SEATBELT BUT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AT THE SCENE AND PICTURES ARE AVAILABLE. THE V...

Mileage: 33,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE SIDEWALL SEPARATED FROM THE TREAD ON THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE. THE CONTACT THEN NOTICED A TWO INCH CRACK ON THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND IT WAS DETERMINED THESE WERE RATED FOR 25,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE H...

Mileage: 27,200

OEM BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL42 TIRE DISINTEGRATED ON DRIVE SIDE REAR WHEEL OF 2004 ACURA TL. DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT APPROX 55 MPH. VIBRATION AND THEN SUDDENLY TIRE FELL APART. SIDEWALL COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM BEAD. TIRE SIZE P235/45 R17. *NM

Mileage: 18,060

THIS COMPLAINT REFERS TO THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TIRES (BRIDGESTONE EL-42, 235/45-17 93W ) SUPPLIED ON THE 2004 ACURA TL WITH 6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. AFTER JUST A SHORT TIME I HAVE FOUND THIS TIRE TO BE ENTIRELY UNSAFE AND UNSUITABLE TO THIS VEHICLE. I BELIEVE THAT BOTH ACURA AND BRIDGESTONE SHO...

ON NOVEMBER 19, MY 2004 ACURA TL WAS STRUCK SQUARELY ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR CAUSING IN EXCESS OF $5000 DAMAGE. FOR WHATEVER REASON, THE SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I HAVE WRITTEN ACURA CLIENT SERVICES ASKING IF THERE WAS SOME REASON FOR THIS BUT THEY HAVEN'T GIVEN ME THE COURTESY OF AN ACKNOWLE...

Mileage: 23,800

WHILE DRIVING AT THE SPEED OF 50 OR MORE MPH THE 2004 ACURA TL VIBRATES. *TS THE VIBRATION COULD BE FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT SEAT. THE VIBRATION WAS CONSTANT BUT VARIED IN INTENSITY DEPENDING ON THE ROAD CONDITIONS. THE VIBRATION CONTINUED AFTER THREE REPAIR ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WA...

THIS COMPLAINT IS IN REFERENCE TO THE BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL 42 TIRE SUPPLIED AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON THE 2004 ACURA TL. THIS TIRE IS TOTALLY UNSUITABLE FOR THE VEHICLE AND IS UNSAFE FOR THE INTENDED CONDITIONS. ALTHOUGH IT IS RATED MS AS AN ALL SEASON TIRE, IT CAN NOT MAINTAIN EVEN MINIMAL TRACTIO...

BRIDGESTONE TURANZA E42 OEM TIRE ON 2004 ACURA TL HAVE FLAT SPOTTING ISSUES AND WERE WORN OUT AFTER 15,000 MILES. VERY POOR TRACTION IN RAIN AND SNOW FOR AN ALL SEASON TOURING TIRE. ACURA AND BRIDGESTONE SHOULD RECALL AND REPLACE THESE TIRES. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN HITTING A BUMP THE REAR END THE VEHICLE SKIDDED OUT. CAUSING ABNORMAL TIRE WEAR. HE REPLACED THE REAR TIRES TWICE, EVERY 7,000-8,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS, AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. *AK UPDATED 12/7/200...

Mileage: 7,000

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN HITTING A BUMP THE REAR END THE VEHICLE SKIDDED OUT. CAUSING ABNORMAL TIRE WEAR. HE REPLACED THE REAR TIRES TWICE, EVERY 7,000-8,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS, AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. *AK UPDATED 12/7/200...

Mileage: 7,000

DT: THE CONTACT STATED VEHICLE HAD A BLOW OUT. THE THREE REMAINING TIRES WERE BALD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL. THE BLOW OUT OCCURRED ON THE RIGHT REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS VIBRATION BEFORE THE BLOW OUT. THE SPARE TIRE WAS IN PLACE AT THIS TIME. THE TIRE WERE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. ...

Mileage: 10,400

THE MAJORITY OF THE OWNERS OF 2004 AND NEWER ACURA TLS KNOW THAT THERE IS AN EXISTING PROBLEM WITH THE BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL42 TIRES THAT THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH. THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH VIBRATION WITH THESE TIRES. IN 2005, ACURA STARTED SELLING THE TL WITH MICHELIN TIRES BECAUSE OF THE COMPL...

MY 2004 ACURA 3.2 TL USES BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL42 TIRES (235/45R17), W SPEED-RATED. THE EL 42 TIRES HAD A SO CALLED "FLAT SPOT" PROBLEM AND THEY WERE WORN OUT ONLY AT 15,500 MILE. THERE HAS BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS TYPE OF TIRES ON THE INTERNET. MANY OF THEM MENTIONED THAT "FLAT SPOT" PROB...

Mileage: 15,500

I HAVE CALLED THE ACURA CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER AND DID NOT GET THROUGH WITH ANYONE. MY 2004 ACURA TL HAS A CONSISTENT VIBRATION PROBLEM WHEN THE CAR IS RUNNING BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH. THE VIBRATION SEEMS TO COME FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR. I REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO THE ACURA DEALER AND THEY HAVE ASS...

THIS COMPLAINT REFERS TO THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TIRES (BRIDGESTONE EL-42, 235/45-17 93W ) SUPPLIED ON THE 2004 ACURA TL WITH 5 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. AFTER JUST A SHORT TIME I HAVE FOUND THIS TIRE TO BE ENTIRELY UNSAFE AND UNSUITABLE TO THIS VEHICLE. I BELIEVE THAT BOTH ACURA AND BRIDGESTONE ...

DT: THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK. THIS STARTED IN NOVEMBER 2004. IT WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, THEY COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. WHILE DRIVING IN JULY 2005 THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK AND WOULD NOT RELEASE. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. THE ...

Mileage: 8,000

DT: THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK. THIS STARTED IN NOVEMBER 2004. IT WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, THEY COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. WHILE DRIVING IN JULY 2005 THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK AND WOULD NOT RELEASE. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. THE ...

Mileage: 8,000

IN MY OPINION THE MANUFACTURER IS KNOWINGLY WAS SELLING THE 2004 ACURA TL WITH THE BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE EL-42 TIRES KNOWING THAT THESE TIRES HAD A DESIGN OR MANUFACTURING DEFECT CAUSING THEM TO FLAT SPOT WITHOUT WARNING THE BUYER FIRST ABOUT THE PROBLEM. NOT ONLY THIS IS DECEPTIVE AND IN MY OPINIO...

Mileage: 3

DURING ROUTINE OIL CHANGE ON OUR 2004 ACURA TL AT 12,000 MILES, EXCESSIVE TREAD WEAR WAS NOTED BY ACURA MECHANIC ON FRONT OEM BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL42 TIRES. TIRE SIZE IS P235/45R17 (THIS COMPLAINT FORM DID NOT HAVE THE CORRECT SIZE OPTION TO SELECT). SAID TIRES SHOULD BE REPLACED. FINDING IT HAR...

Mileage: 12,035

OEM TIRES (BRIDGESTONE EL42) COMPLETELY WORN OUT AFTER 10,000 MILES. FROM VERY BEGINNING, "ALL SEASON" TIRES WOULD ROUTINELY HYDROPLANE AT SPEEDS AS LOW AS 40MPH AND WERE UNUSABLE IN THE SNOW.

Mileage: 10,000

MY 2004TL CAME WITH BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL-42 TIRES. THE DEALER STATED TIRES WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE WHEN I STATED CONCERNS WITH WHAT I HAD READ ABOUT FLAT SPOTTING. ON MY FIRST LONG DISTANCE TRIP (500+ MILES) MY FRONT PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OFF THE RIM. I HAD TO HAVE IT REPLACED AT PROCTER ACURA IN TALLAH...

Mileage: 16,000

MY 2004 ACURA TL (5AT) HAS A DRIVELINE VIBRATION AT 1500 RPMS. I HAVE REPLACED THE TIRES AT MY OWN COST, BUT THAT DID NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THE DEALER HAS NO RESOLUTION FOR THIS ISSUE, AND ACURA CARE CLAIMS THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE BUT THERE ARE IS NO RESOLUTION PLANNED.*AK

Mileage: 10,000

MY 2004 ACURA TL (5AT) HAS A DRIVELINE VIBRATION AT 1500 RPMS. I HAVE REPLACED THE TIRES AT MY OWN COST, BUT THAT DID NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THE DEALER HAS NO RESOLUTION FOR THIS ISSUE, AND ACURA CARE CLAIMS THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE BUT THERE ARE IS NO RESOLUTION PLANNED.*AK

Mileage: 10,000

2004 ACURA TL TURN SIGNALS STOPPED FUNCTIONING. **** NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PERMANENTLY REPAIR THE TURN SIGNAL PROBLEM. THERE WAS ALSO A RATTLING NOISE HEARD INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER LUBED AND INSERT FOAM TAPE TO THE RADIO BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *NM

DURING LIGHT RAIN MY 2004 ACURA TL WITH BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL-42 TIRES HYDROPLANED AND LOST CONTROL. IT HIT THE CENTER DIVIDER AND SPUN AND ENDED UP ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER. THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL BROKE OFF. FORTUNETLY MY CAR OR THE BROKEN WHEEL DID NOT HIT ANOTHER CAR. THERE WERE QUITE A FEW CARS ON T...

MY 2004 ACURA TL CAME EQUIPPED WITH BRIDGRSTONE EL-42 TURANZA TIRES. ALTHOUGH WE HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT, THESE TIRES HYDROPLANE LIKE CRAZY AND HAVE ZERO SNOW TRACTION AND CONTROL. THEY ARE SO BAD THAT WE PAID TO HAVE ALL 4 REPLACED AT 20,000 MILES. I NOW FIND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH ...

I PURCHASED A NEW 2004 ACURA TL AND IT HAS A DRIVELINE VIBRATION AT SPEEDS OF 48 TO 60 MPH. BECAUSE OF THE VIBRATION, YOU HAVE TO DRIVE THE CAR ABOVE 60 MPH TO ELIMINATE THE DRIVELINE VIBRATION. I THINK THIS IS A SAFETY RELATED ISSUE AND YOU SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT! *JB

WHILE DRIVING DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLY. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES NEEDED TO BE BALANCED, AND A WHEEL ALIGNED. DRIVER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THAT THIS PROBLEM STILL OCCUR...

ACURA 2004 LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS. INSUFFICIENT ILLUMINATION OF THE ROAD ON DRIVER'S SIDE, ESPECIALLY GOING DOWN A HILL. CANNOT SEE IF SOMETHING/SOMEONE DASHES OUT FROM DRIVER'S SIDE. DEALER CHECKED AND IT MEETS SPECIFICATIONS FOR TYPE OF LIGHT/DESIGN. *JB

I OWN A 2004 ACURA TL WITH ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT BRIDGESTONE EL-42 TIRES. WHILE THE TIRE PREFORMED ACCEPTABLY DURING THE SUMMER THE PREFORMANCE ON WET ROADS AND PARTICULARY IN SNOW AND ICE WAS ABSOLUTLY TERRIBLE. MY FAMILY AND I TOOK A 500 MILE TRIP IN MICHIGAN OVER THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS AND I ALMOS...

Mileage: 12,000

ON 1/19/05 MY WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID, AUTODIMMING REARVIEW MIRROR FEATURE, & POWER SIDE VIEW MIRRORS WERE NOT WORKING. I IMMIDIATELY WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND A FUSE WAS REPLACED. ON 1/27/05 I BEGAN TO DRIVE AND DIRTY WATER FROM THE MELTED SNOW WAS HITTING MY WINDSHIELD. I ATTEMPTED TO CLEAR THE DI...

WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 52 - 58 MPH STEERING COLUMN SHAKES VIOLENTLY. *AK

Mileage: 14,000

MY 2004 ACURA TL HAS A CONSISTENT VIBRATION PROBLEM WHEN THE CAR IS RUNNING BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH. THE VIBRATION SEEMS TO COME FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR, AND IT IS NOT PRESENT WHEN THE CAR IS RUNNING AT SPEEDS LESS THAN 50 MPH OR GREATER THAN 60 MPH. I REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO MY DEALER AND THEY AS...

Mileage: 500

SERIOUS VIBRATION IN 2004 ACURA TL. VIBRATION IN THE STEERING, SEATS AND FLOOR PAN. REPLACED AND REBALANCED THE TIRES THREE TIMES. *BF THE VEHICLE VIBRATES BETWEEN THE 52 AND 58 MPH REGARDLESS OF GEAR SELECTION. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VIBRATION IS SO ANNOYING THAT HE AVOIDS THAT PARTIC...

SERIOUS VIBRATION IN 2004 ACURA TL. VIBRATION IN THE STEERING, SEATS AND FLOOR PAN. REPLACED AND REBALANCED THE TIRES THREE TIMES. *BF THE VEHICLE VIBRATES BETWEEN THE 52 AND 58 MPH REGARDLESS OF GEAR SELECTION. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VIBRATION IS SO ANNOYING THAT HE AVOIDS THAT PARTIC...

SERIOUS VIBRATION IN 2004 ACURA TL. VIBRATION IN THE STEERING, SEATS AND FLOOR PAN. REPLACED AND REBALANCED THE TIRES THREE TIMES. *BF THE VEHICLE VIBRATES BETWEEN THE 52 AND 58 MPH REGARDLESS OF GEAR SELECTION. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VIBRATION IS SO ANNOYING THAT HE AVOIDS THAT PARTIC...

VIBRATION LEADING TO A SHUDDER IN THE FRONT END OF A 2004 ACURA TL. VIBRATION STARTS AT 1500 RPM UP THROUGH 2000 RPM AT 45 MPH THROUGH 60 MPH. VIBRATION AND SHUDDER IS INTERMITTENT IN NATURE AND CAN BE QUITE SEVERE CAUSING YOU TO SLOW DOWN. CAR HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES SINCE I PURCHAS...

Mileage: 458

I PURCHASED A NEW 2004 ACURA TL LAST DECEMBER. FROM THE GET GO, THE CAR HAS CONTINUOUSLY PULLED TO THE LEFT. THIS CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN BACK 5 TIMES TO THE DEALERSHIP, TIRES REPLACED AND STILL IT PULLS TO THE LEFT. WE HAVE NOTIFIED ACURA AND A REP. CAME IN BUT WE WERE TOLD THAT WHEN WE PURCHASED THE...

I PURCHASED A NEW 2004 ACURA TL LAST DECEMBER. FROM THE GET GO, THE CAR HAS CONTINUOUSLY PULLED TO THE LEFT. THIS CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN BACK 5 TIMES TO THE DEALERSHIP, TIRES REPLACED AND STILL IT PULLS TO THE LEFT. WE HAVE NOTIFIED ACURA AND A REP. CAME IN BUT WE WERE TOLD THAT WHEN WE PURCHASED THE...

I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR SINCE APRIL 2004 AND HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH FRONT WHEEL BALANCE SINCE ALMOST NEW. EVERY TIME I HAVE REQUESTED DEALER SERVICE THEY HAVE DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A BENT RIM. MY WIFE DRIVES THIS CAR AND SHE HAS ABSOLUTELY NO RECALL OF HITTING ANY POTHOLES. AS A RESULT OF THESE FAI...

Mileage: 1,500

BRAND NEW ACURA TL 2004 (VIBRATION )BRIDGESTONE TERANZA TIRES EL42 FLAT SPOTTING. ACURA NATIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE NOTIFIED ,HAS HAD SEVERAL COMPLAINTS FAIL TO DO ANYTHING. MANY USERS COMPLAINING SEE EDMUNDS .COM NEW MODEL 2005 NO LONGER USES BRIDGESTONE CHANGED TO MICHELINS. DEALER NO HELP. *NM

THE KNOCK SENSOR WIRE SENDS EMISSION FROM THE ENGINE. IF THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH EMISSION THE SENSOR IS SUPPOSE TO ADJUST THE FUEL. HOWEVER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATES. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *AK *JB

MY CAR HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER TWICE FOR REPLACEMENT TIRES DUE TO VIBRATION THROUGHOUT MY CAR. THE SECOND TIME MY TIRES WERE REPLACED WITH THE UPDATED EL42, AND THE VIBRATIONS STILL PERSIST, ALONG WITH THE FACT THAT THE CAR NOW PULLS TO THE LEFT. WHEN I CALLED CRISWELL ACURA OF ANNAPOLIS, I WAS TOL...

MY CAR HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER TWICE FOR REPLACEMENT TIRES DUE TO VIBRATION THROUGHOUT MY CAR. THE SECOND TIME MY TIRES WERE REPLACED WITH THE UPDATED EL42, AND THE VIBRATIONS STILL PERSIST, ALONG WITH THE FACT THAT THE CAR NOW PULLS TO THE LEFT. WHEN I CALLED CRISWELL ACURA OF ANNAPOLIS, I WAS TOL...

HAVE OWNED THE CAR LESS THAN 1 WEEK, AND UPON DELIVERY OF THE CAR NOTICED A HIGH-PITCHED WHINE AT ABOUT 35 TO 40 MPH. THE WHINE CONTINUES UP THROUGH HIGHER SPEEDS, AND CONTINUES THROUGHOUT DECELERATION DOWN TO ABOUT 15 TO 20 MPH. TOOK INTO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHO CONTACTED ACURA USA ABOUT THE PRO...

I HAVE A 2004 ACURA TL WITH 2000 MILES ON IT. IT HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER TWICE FOR 7 TOTAL DAYS, TRYING TO CORRECT A VIBRATION BETWEEN 45 AND 60. IT IS ALSO EVIDENT AT 75-80. VIBRATION IS FELT IN SEAT, STEERING WHEEL AND PEDALS DEALER REPLACED FRONT TIRES TWICE AND FRONT RIMS ONCE. WE STILL EXP...

Mileage: 3

I HAVE A 2004 ACURA TL WITH 2000 MILES ON IT. IT HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER TWICE FOR 7 TOTAL DAYS, TRYING TO CORRECT A VIBRATION BETWEEN 45 AND 60. IT IS ALSO EVIDENT AT 75-80. VIBRATION IS FELT IN SEAT, STEERING WHEEL AND PEDALS DEALER REPLACED FRONT TIRES TWICE AND FRONT RIMS ONCE. WE STILL EXP...

Mileage: 3

A CRACK IN THE ALLOY WHEEL RIM ON THE RIGHT FRONT OF MY 2004 ACURA WAS ASSOCIATED WITH A LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE AND LOSS OF POSITIVE TIRE SEAL RESUTILNG IN THE TIRE SEPARATING FROM THE RIM. MY WIFE WAS ABLE TO RETAIN CONTROL. AN INSPECTION BY LEITH ACURA FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF A PUNCTURE WOUND TO THE TI...

Mileage: 4,840

DUE TO VIBRATION DEALER DEALER BALANCED TIRES ON 7/21/04. VIBRATION DID NOT GO AWAY. DEALER REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES ON 8/26/04. VIBRATION CONTINUED.*AK

THE VIBRATION IN THE BRIDGESTONE EL42 TURANZA TIRES ON 2004 ACURA TL RESULTED IN ACCIDENT IN FEBRUARY 2004 AND $1500 WORTH OF UNDERCARRIAGE DAMAGE. FLATSPOTTING AND VIBRATION IN TIRES CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. FLATSPOTTING AND V...

WHILE DRIVING, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHILCE IS PRACTICALLY BRAND NEW. *JB BRIDGESTONE # EL-42-245-17

Mileage: 4,242

WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN THE VEHICLE TURNED LEFT ON ITS OWN. THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES LOCKED UP ON THE VEHICLE. THIS CAUSED THE CONSMER TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT A CURB. BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DID DEPLOY. ...

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH VEHICLE VIBRATED WITH SUCH A FORCE THAT CONSUMER HAD TO SLOW THE SPEED DOWN TO ALMOST A STOP TO GET VIBRATION TO STOP. IT OCCURRED MOSTLY IN THE MORNINGS WHEN VEHICLE JUST STARTED OUT. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO SAID THAT IT WAS A TIRE PROBLEM AND NOT A MECH...

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH VEHICLE VIBRATED WITH SUCH A FORCE THAT CONSUMER HAD TO SLOW THE SPEED DOWN TO ALMOST A STOP TO GET VIBRATION TO STOP. IT OCCURRED MOSTLY IN THE MORNINGS WHEN VEHICLE JUST STARTED OUT. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO SAID THAT IT WAS A TIRE PROBLEM AND NOT A MECH...

VIBRATION AND SHAKING OF STEERING WHEEL DURING NORMAL DRIVING. REPLACEMENT OF THE TIRES AND NUMEROUS REBALANCING HAVE HAD NO EFFECT. ACURA DEALER IS NOT RESPONSIVE AND ACURA CUSTOMER CARE HAS INFORMED ME THIS "A CHARATERISTIC OF THE CAR" WHILE AT THE SAME TIME ADMITTING THAT "WE HAVE RECEIVED NUME...

Mileage: 2,000

RECENTLY PURCHASED AN ACCURA 2004 TL.CAR CURRENTLY HAS 600 MILES.NOTICED A VIBRATIONS BETWEEN THE SPEEDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH.TOOK THE CAR BACK TO DEALER(RICK CASE) TWICE TO HAVE THE WHEELS REBALANCED.DID NOT REMOVE THE VIBRATION.THE THIRD TIME BACK TO THE DEALER I WAS TOLD THAT ACURA IS AWARE OF THE PRO...

Mileage: 675

CONSUMER NOTICED THAT AFTER HAVING THE TIRES ROTATED AT 10,000 MILES AND WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH VEHICLE VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND PULLED OVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE TIRES NEEDE...

Mileage: 10,000

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED.. WHEN THIS OCCURRED THE ENGINE DIED, AND VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING. THIS MADE IT DIFFICULT TO STEER THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP SERVICED THE VEHICLE 4 TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A REMEDY BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE FAILURE.*A...

EL42 BRIDGESTONES THAT CAME WITH MY NEW 2004 ACURA TL ARE UNSAFE. THEY FLAT SPOT AND HYDROPLANE IN THE RAIN. THE TIRES ARE VERY UNSAFE IN RAIN AND THEY ARE CONSIDERED "ALL SEASON" THEY ARE NOT ALL SEASON IN MY OPINION. I LOST CONTROL ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS WITH THE EL42 BRIDGESTONES BECAUSE OF ...

THIS COMPLAINT REFERS TO THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TIRES (BRIDGESTONE EL-42, 235/45-17 93W ) SUPPLIED ON THE 2004 ACURA TL WITH 6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. AFTER JUST A SHORT TIME I HAVE FOUND THIS TIRE TO BE ENTIRELY UNSAFE AND UNSUITABLE TO THIS VEHICLE. I BELIEVE THAT BOTH ACURA AND BRIDGESTONE SHO...

Mileage: 90

I'VE PURCHASED THE 2004 TL ON OCTOBER 2003. SINCE THE VERY BEGINNING, THE CAR WOULD CONSTANTLY VIBRATE AT HIGHER SPEEDS (PRIMARILY AT 55+MPH). TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND BALANCING. THE PROBLEM DIDN'T GO AWAY. SIX MONTHS LATER, ACURA REPLACED MY BRIDGSTONE TIRES WITH A NEW...

I'VE PURCHASED THE 2004 TL ON OCTOBER 2003. SINCE THE VERY BEGINNING, THE CAR WOULD CONSTANTLY VIBRATE AT HIGHER SPEEDS (PRIMARILY AT 55+MPH). TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND BALANCING. THE PROBLEM DIDN'T GO AWAY. SIX MONTHS LATER, ACURA REPLACED MY BRIDGSTONE TIRES WITH A NEW...

NO ACCIDENT TIRES, OVER DRIVE, QUICK TO PULL TO THE RIGHT IS A BIG SAFTEY FAULT. I FEEL THERE ARE ALL PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE HORSEPOWER, FRONT WHEEL DRIVE, TRANSMISSION, AND HUMMING AND VIBRATION THROUGH OUT THE CAR AND MOST NOTABLE AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 50-60MPH. *JB

Mileage: 50

NO ACCIDENT TIRES, OVER DRIVE, QUICK TO PULL TO THE RIGHT IS A BIG SAFTEY FAULT. I FEEL THERE ARE ALL PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE HORSEPOWER, FRONT WHEEL DRIVE, TRANSMISSION, AND HUMMING AND VIBRATION THROUGH OUT THE CAR AND MOST NOTABLE AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 50-60MPH. *JB

Mileage: 50

THIS COMPLAINT REFERRED TO THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TIRES (BRIDGESTONE EL-42, 235/45-17 93W ) SUPPLIED ON THE 2004 ACURA TL WITH 5 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. AFTER JUST A SHORT TIME I HAVE FOUND THIS TIRE TO BE ENTIRELY UNSAFE AND UNSUITABLE TO THIS VEHICLE. I BELIEVE THAT BOTH ACURA AND BRIDGESTON...

NEW ACURA TL. VIBRATION AT MOST SPEEDS; ODD SHIFTING OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. REPORTED TO ED VOYLES (DEALER). ONE SERVICE (REBALANCE TIRES) DIDN'T HELP. TALKED W/ FRED AT ACURA CARLAND (FRIEND'S DEALER), WHO SUPSECTS A FIX FOR THIS AND MANY OTHER ISSUES. FRED REPORTS THAT MOST OWNERS REPO...

NEW ACURA TL. VIBRATION AT MOST SPEEDS; ODD SHIFTING OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. REPORTED TO ED VOYLES (DEALER). ONE SERVICE (REBALANCE TIRES) DIDN'T HELP. TALKED W/ FRED AT ACURA CARLAND (FRIEND'S DEALER), WHO SUPSECTS A FIX FOR THIS AND MANY OTHER ISSUES. FRED REPORTS THAT MOST OWNERS REPO...

TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE, THE CAR LOST TRACTION AND BEGAN TO FISH TAIL DOWN THE ROAD AS LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT TIRES LOST GRIP WITH THE ROAD INTERMITTENTLY BACK AND FORTH. THERE WAS SOME VERY MINOR PUDDLING IN THE RUTS ON THE HIGHWAY AND IT WAS RAINING LIGHTLY ON AND OFF. THE ONBOARD VEHICLE STAB...

TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE, THE CAR LOST TRACTION AND BEGAN TO FISH TAIL DOWN THE ROAD AS LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT TIRES LOST GRIP WITH THE ROAD INTERMITTENTLY BACK AND FORTH. THERE WAS SOME VERY MINOR PUDDLING IN THE RUTS ON THE HIGHWAY AND IT WAS RAINING LIGHTLY ON AND OFF. THE ONBOARD VEHICLE STAB...

WINDSHIELD CRACKED WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN ONTO A FREEWAY. AFTER INSPECTION TO THE WINDSHIELD ACURA SAID A SMALL STONE HAD NICKED THE WINDSHIELD CAUSING IT TO BREAK. ACURA PAID HALF THE COST OF REPLACEMENT BUT I WAS STILL $330 OUT OF POCKET. AFTER CHECKING AROUND WITH OTHER 2004 ACURA TL OWNERS...

Mileage: 1,000

CAR BROUGHT IN AT 1500 MILES ONLY 2.5 WEEKS AFTER DELIVERY... HARD TO START AND IDLE ROUGH, DEALER ACTION REPLACVING ALL FUEL INJECTORS, ALSO, VOICE RECOGNITION FAILED THREE TIMES AFTER PHONE WAS SINKED WITH CAR, THE TOUCH SCREEN DISPLAY WOULD FAIL TO CLOSE THE PHONE SCREEN AND ALL OTHER VOICE COMM...

Mileage: 1,400

CAR BROUGHT IN AT 1500 MILES ONLY 2.5 WEEKS AFTER DELIVERY... HARD TO START AND IDLE ROUGH, DEALER ACTION REPLACVING ALL FUEL INJECTORS, ALSO, VOICE RECOGNITION FAILED THREE TIMES AFTER PHONE WAS SINKED WITH CAR, THE TOUCH SCREEN DISPLAY WOULD FAIL TO CLOSE THE PHONE SCREEN AND ALL OTHER VOICE COMM...

Mileage: 1,400

VIBRATION AND SHAKING OF STEERING WHEEL DUE TO VIBRATION AND UNBALANCED FEELING FROM FRONT TIRES. IT SEEMS THAT THE FRONT WHEELS AND/OR SUSPENSION HAVE PROBLEMS THAT CAUSE THEM BE UNBALANCED AND MAKE DRIVING FEEL UNCONTROLLED.

VIBRATION AND SHAKING OF STEERING WHEEL DUE TO VIBRATION AND UNBALANCED FEELING FROM FRONT TIRES. IT SEEMS THAT THE FRONT WHEELS AND/OR SUSPENSION HAVE PROBLEMS THAT CAUSE THEM BE UNBALANCED AND MAKE DRIVING FEEL UNCONTROLLED.

BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL-42 TIRES THAT ARE OEM ON MY NEW 2004 ACURA TL HAVE SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH "FLAT SPOTTING". THIS PERFECT CAR RUNS LIKE A FLINTSTONE CAR UNTIL TIRES WARM UP AND ROUND OUT. ACURA IS REPLACING WITH SAME BRAND AND MODEL TIRES THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO BE FIXED. *JB

LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS OFFER A DANGEROUSLY LOW AMOUNT OF LIGHT ON ROADS WITH DIPS AND HILLS AND CURVES ESPECIALLY IN NEIGHBORHOODS. LACK OF AMBIENT LIGHT ELIMINATES ANY CHANCE AT THE SPLIT-SECOND DECISION NEEDED TO AVOID A POSSIBLE DEER OR CAT CROSSING OR PEDESTRIAN IN YOUR PATH. NORMALLY AT LOW NEI...

SEVERE VIBRATION AT MOST SPEEDS, PARTICULARLY IN THE 40 - 60 MPH RANGE. *AK

Mileage: 6

TIRE VIBRATION. AT ABOUT 50 MPH, THE TIRES CAUSE THE ENTIRE CAR TO VIBRATE. THIS CONTINUES AT ALL HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND DOES NOT SEEM TO GO AWAY. I HAVE CONTACTED ACURA SEVERAL TIMES AND ACURA'S ENGINEERS 'ARE LOOKING INTO IT'. *AK

Mileage: 3,000

THE LEFT HEADLAMP BEAM CREATES A DARK/BLIND SPOT ABOUT 5-6' INCHES IN DIAMETER. THE DRIVER'S EYES START FOCUSING ON THIS SPOT AT HIGH SPEEDS THE DRIVER MISSES THE LANES AND GETS BLINDED, DAZED AND CONFUSED - A CAUSE THAT MAY VERY SOON CAUSE ACCIDENTS. *JB

Mileage: 500

VEHICLE VIBRATION AT CONSTANT SPEEDS IN THE RANGE A) 30-40 MPH; AND B) 50-60 MPH; THIS VIBRATION IN THE VEHICLE CREATES AN AVERSION TO DRIVE WITH THE VIBRATION AND THEREFORE EXCEED THESE SPEED LIMITS ALTHOUGH THE LOCAL SPEED LIMITS POSTED MAY BE LOWER. *JB

Mileage: 500

THE VSA (STABILITY CONTROL) SYSTEM ON MY 2004 ACURA TL MALFUNCTIONED. THE SYSTEM WOULD CAUSE THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE TO ACTIVATE BY ITSELF, CAUSING THE CAR TO SEVERLY SWERVE TO THE RIGHT. AFTER A HALF-SECOND OR SO, THE VSA WOULD DISENGAGE AND THE FAULT INDICATOR WOULD LITE UP ON THE DASHBOARD. THE ...

Mileage: 1,400

THE VSA (STABILITY CONTROL) SYSTEM ON MY 2004 ACURA TL MALFUNCTIONED. THE SYSTEM WOULD CAUSE THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE TO ACTIVATE BY ITSELF, CAUSING THE CAR TO SEVERLY SWERVE TO THE RIGHT. AFTER A HALF-SECOND OR SO, THE VSA WOULD DISENGAGE AND THE FAULT INDICATOR WOULD LITE UP ON THE DASHBOARD. THE ...

Mileage: 1,400

THE VSA (STABILITY CONTROL) SYSTEM ON MY 2004 ACURA TL MALFUNCTIONED. THE SYSTEM WOULD CAUSE THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE TO ACTIVATE BY ITSELF, CAUSING THE CAR TO SEVERLY SWERVE TO THE RIGHT. AFTER A HALF-SECOND OR SO, THE VSA WOULD DISENGAGE AND THE FAULT INDICATOR WOULD LITE UP ON THE DASHBOARD. THE ...

Mileage: 1,400

SEVERE VIBRATION FROM THE FACTORY INSTALLED BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL-42 TIRES ON MY NEW 2004 ACURA TL. THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 1400 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES FOR THE FLAT-SPOTTING IN THE TIRES. I AM CONCERNED THAT THESE ARE NOT SAFE. ACURA OF DAYTON, OHIO, ACURA CORPORATE AND BRID...

ACURA 2004 TL VIN [XXX] IS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRIDGESTONE TIRE A VIBRATION FROM FLAT SPOTTING. ACURA IS AWARE OF THIS ON A NUMBER OF VEHICLES. THEY SAY THAT THERE WILL BE A FIX FOR IT SOON. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE TIRES. THE TIRE PROBLEM IS WITH MANY OF THE ACURA 2004 TLS. ...

Mileage: 52